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US strikes another alleged drug boat, sends carrier to waters around Central and South America
The United States has carried out another strike against an alleged drug vessel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday.
The overnight strike was led at the direction of President Donald Trump and targeted a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua in the Caribbean Sea, Hegseth shared.
Hegseth sends aircraft carrier in major escalation amid new ‘drug boat’ strike: ‘We will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda’ - Pentagon boss claims boat targeted in latest strike was operated by Tren de
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Trump on the legality of his deadly boat strikes: ‘I think we’re just gonna kill people’
Trump has embraced a model that allows him to order deadly military strikes against civilians, at a time and location of his choosing, without the approval of Congress.
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is being deployed to continue targeting suspected drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean, the Pentagon said Friday.
The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.