US boat strikes escalate over drug claims
The U.S. expanded a maritime campaign against suspected drug boats from early September through late October, striking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific amid videos of explosions and black smoke, and killing dozens. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cite intelligence linking targets to narcoterrorism but have offered no evidence; Republicans were briefed, Democrats were not. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and Colombia’s Gustavo Petro condemned the attacks, and the UN rights chief called them unacceptable. The operation widened to night strikes, produced survivors in two cases, drew in Mexico’s efforts, and included CIA authorization for covert action in Venezuela.
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