World Feb 20 Mexico and El Salvador make big cocaine seizures at sea as lethal U.S. boat strikes continue By Associated Press
World Dec 29 U.S. military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The military said the vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” though it did not… By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
World Dec 19 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific, U.S. military says The U.S. military said Thursday that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people. By Associated Press
Politics Dec 04 Navy admiral tells lawmakers there was no 'kill all' order from Hegseth in boat attack A Navy admiral commanding the U.S. military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but a stark video of the attack left… By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Dec 02 WATCH: Hegseth says he 'didn't stick around' after giving order for 1st boat strike on Sept. 2 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he learned about the second strike on an alleged drug boat on Sept. 2 hours after giving the order for the first strike. By Steff Staples
Dec 01 Watch 3:57 White House says U.S. fired twice at alleged drug boat, raising bipartisan legal concerns By Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan The White House confirmed that the military fired twice at a suspected drug boat during its campaign of airstrikes in the Caribbean. A source familiar with what happened tells PBS News that a second strike in early September came despite… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 6:15 'That 2nd strike was a violation of the laws of war,' former senior military lawyer says By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats and the legal concerns, Geoff Bennett spoke with retired Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper. He served as the Air Force's Deputy Judge Advocate General, and as such, was the service's… Continue watching
Dec 01 What the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike, according to experts By Ben Finley, Associated Press Leveling a second strike on the survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug boat would have been a crime, legal experts say. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: White House insists alleged drug boat attack was lawful, confirms second strike By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a justification for the Sept. 2 strike after lawmakers from both parties on Sunday announced support for congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea… Continue reading
Nov 26 Dominican Republic grants U.S. access to restricted areas for its fight against drug trafficking By Dánica Coto, Associated Press It is the first major public agreement that the U.S. has struck with a Caribbean nation as it seeks friendly allies to support its attacks against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the region and beyond. Continue reading