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drug boats in recent months – brings the US campaign’s death toll to at least 185, according to a tally compiled by Agence France-Presse. As with many previous attacks, the US military’s southern
US military said yesterday [it killed three men](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/us-three-killed-boat-alleged-narco-eastern-pacific)** **when it struck what it claimed was a drug boat** in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The number of deaths in such strikes
strike on vessels in eastern Pacific The US military has killed four more people in its [fourth deadly attack](/news/2026/4/14/us-military-kills-two-men-in-new-strike-on-vessel-in-eastern-pacific) on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean over the past four days. US Southern Command
military buildup towards Venezuela, by arguing those targeted were “narco-terrorists” transporting drugs to the US. But a joint effort by 20 journalists led by the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) this week
deaths, US Ambassador Ronald Johnson described the two individuals as “embassy personnel”. The attorney general of Chihuahua, meanwhile, described the pair as “instructor officers” from the embassy carrying out regular training work. In a statement
boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has killed at least 178 people since last September, but there is not detailed evidence behind military officials’ claims that the vessels targeted are involved in drug trafficking
deaths once again climbing, as experts warn a disruption in the fentanyl market has been repaired. Dallas, like all major US cities, has been ravaged by fentanyl overdoses. Because of its relative proximity
US military strikes on alleged drug boats ![President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, looks on.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com
military action for noncompliance. He has also sought to check China’s growing sway over the region, as an increasing number of Latin American countries tighten their bonds with the Asian superpower. The State Department
deaths. After the recent capture of the tankers by the US, Iran called Washington’s actions “piracy” and threatened to strike back. “We warn that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will