US military strikes on alleged drug boats in Latin America have killed over 200 people since September. Critics question the legality and effectiveness of the operation, noting that fentanyl, the drug causing most US overdose deaths, is trafficked overland from Mexico, not by these boats.
A U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed 3, bringing the total death toll from such strikes since September to 202.
The U.S. military struck a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2. This is part of a campaign since September that has killed at least 196, with no evidence provided that the vessels carried drugs.
A U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to U.S. Southern Command. The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has killed at least 186 people since early September. The military has not provided evidence that any vessels were carrying drugs.
The U.S. military launched another strike Friday on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September 2025 and killed at least 183 people in total. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs. The attacks began as the U.S. built up its largest military presence in the region in generations, months before the January raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
U.S. military forces conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs. No U.S. personnel were harmed. The strike is part of an aggressive anti-cartel campaign that has killed at least 178 people since early September.
