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U.S. Strike Kills 4 on Boat Trump Says Was Smuggling Drugs

The strike in the Caribbean brings the death toll in the Trump administration’s lethal campaign to 80 since early September.

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The administration said U.S. strikes on boats were lawful because President Trump had “determined” that the United States is in a formal armed conflict with drug cartels.
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U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the three strikes hit four boats in international waters and that there had been one survivor.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivering remarks during an event at the Pentagon last month. Mr. Hegseth said that the latest strikes — three of them — took place in international waters and that there had been one survivor.
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