US military kills four in Caribbean Sea strike on suspected drug trafficking vessel

On Saturday, the US military struck a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as part of its campaign against alleged drug traffickers. The US Southern Command said the vessel was targeted along known smuggling routes, but no evidence of drugs was provided. This attack brings the total killed in 69 boat strikes to at least 231 since the campaign began nearly a year ago. The Trump administration defends the strikes as necessary to stop drug flow, while rights groups label them extrajudicial killings.