Legal opinion clears T&T over US drug boat strikes

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A legal opinion prepared for the Trinidad and Tobago government concludes that US military strikes against suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean can be justified under international law as acts of self-defence. The opinion addresses the legality of American naval interdiction operations in the region. The finding has implications for T&T's diplomatic and security posture regarding US counter-narcotics operations in its waters.

Military strikes carried out by the United States against vessels suspected of trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean can be justified under international law as acts of self-defence, according to a legal opinion prepared for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.The…