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

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

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

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.
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