Vue normale

U.S. Takes Aim at New Target in Deadly Boat Strike Campaign

9 septembre 2026 à 11:12
U.S. military officials in the past two weeks have sunk six large fishing vessels accused of providing fuel to fast boats carrying drugs from South America.

© U.S. Southern Command, via Reuters

An image released by the U.S. military shows what it says is a floating refueling station being boarded last week. The Trump administration has said that refueling vessels support drug trafficking operations.

U.S. Military Sinks Boats Said to Aid Drug Smuggling Near Ecuador

5 septembre 2026 à 21:25
Unlike dozens of similar strikes, no one was killed after people suspected of drug smuggling were removed from what the U.S. military described as a floating refueling station.

© Karen Toro/Reuters

Fishermen made their way to the ocean along Ecuador’s coast, in June.

U.S. Military Sinks Boats Said to Aid Drug Smuggling Near Ecuador

5 septembre 2026 à 21:25
Unlike dozens of similar strikes, no one was killed after people suspected of drug smuggling were removed from what the U.S. military described as a floating refueling station.

© Karen Toro/Reuters

Fishermen made their way to the ocean along Ecuador’s coast, in June.
❌