Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean

The latest attack brings the death toll from US military boat strikes to at least 235 from 70 maritime strikes across the region.Published On 5 Oct 20265 Oct 2026The United States has conducted another strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing four, according to the US military.US Southern Command said late Sunday that it struck alleged drug traffickers operating along “established narco-trafficking routes” in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean, following its standard reporting pattern for military operations of suspected cartels across the multinational maritime zones.The latest attack brings the death toll from US military boat strikes to at least 235 deaths across 70 attacks, since the administration of US President Donald Trump first launched its counter-narcoterrorism campaign, termed Operation Southern Spear, in September of last year.At the time, Trump characterised the fight against cartels in Latin America as an active “armed conflict” while defending the strikes as a necessary escalation to curb illicit drug trafficking and reduce fatal US overdoses.The move comes as United Nations experts warn that the strikes violate international law and could...