4 killed in military strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

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4 killed in military strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

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The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat operating on Caribbean routes, killing four people described by U.S. Southern Command as narco-terrorists. The command said intelligence indicated the vessel was actively involved in drug trafficking; this was the military’s first such boat strike in the reported sequence.

The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking go-fast boat in the Caribbean on Sunday, killing four “narco-terrorists,” the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) announced.  Southcom said the vessel was operating along “established narco-trafficking routes” in the Caribbean and confirmed intelligence “revealed the vessel’s active involvement in narco-trafficking.”  This is the military’s first boat strike this…

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