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drug trafficking, prompting debate about the legality of the operations. Legal experts and rights groups suggest the strikes could amount to extrajudicial killings because they have apparently targeted civilians who do not pose an immediate
Legal experts have said that if some vessels were involved in drug trafficking, those on board should face the law, rather than deadly attacks. Critics have also questioned the effectiveness of the US military operation
drug trafficking, prompting heated debate about the legality of the operations. International legal experts and rights groups say the strikes likely amount to extrajudicial killings as they have apparently targeted civilians who do not pose
Legal experts have said that if some vessels were involved in drug trafficking, those on board should face the law, rather than deadly attacks. “US officials cannot summarily kill people they accuse of smuggling drugs
operates in the region, to carry out a lethal strike. The [US military](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military) posted a video, which it labeled unclassified, showing a small boat being destroyed in an explosion. The US campaign
military action. Privately, in a notice to Congress, Trump has described cartels and other criminal networks as “unlawful combatants” engaged in an “armed conflict” with the US. To that end, he has carried
military. Photograph: El Universo The claims come amid an intensifying multinational crackdown on drug-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific. “Since early September we’ve counted 49 attacks,” said Adam Isacson, director for defence oversight
drug trafficking charges after being abducted by US forces in January. Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, had asked the Manhattan-based US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to [toss out](/news/2026/2/27/maduro-seeks-dismissal-of-charges-claims-us-blocked-legal-defence-funds) the case in February, arguing
military forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a raid in the capital, Caracas, and took him to New York to stand trial on drug trafficking charges. The US treasury department issued a licence authorising
operations” but have not presented intelligence or specific details about the individuals to support those assertions. Legal experts and human rights advocates have repeatedly condemned the strikes as extrajudicial killings that [violate](https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/trumps-boat-strikes-are-illegal-the-public-needs-answers)
us. At the same time, realistic video impersonations, voices, websites, and texts became more commonplace, and scammers increased their use of social media including WhatsApp. Meanwhile, global layoffs created a new labour force that could
legal implications". According to a Chihuahua state official, the two US nationals and two members of the Chihuahua State Investigation Agency (AEI) died on Sunday morning when the car they were travelling in skidded