U.S. military kills 4 in hit on alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean

The U.S. military killed four people in a strike on a boat they say was operated by drug smugglers. CBS News' Eleanor Watson reports.

The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

SOUTHCOM's latest Caribbean strike killed four narco-terrorists, bringing the roughly one-year total to at least 227 dead across 68 reported operations.

US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that the strike targeted a vessel "operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean".

U.S. Military Says It Killed 4 In Strike On Alleged Drug-Smuggling Boat In The Caribbean  HuffPost

The US military killed four people in a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, the latest in a campaign that has killed more than 200 people and drawn condemnation from rights groups.

U.S. Southern Command forces killed four people Tuesday in its latest strike targeting an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean.

The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people

The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people

US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean  AP News

The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.

US Southern Command says Sunday's strike targeted vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes.

The United States Southern Command announced on Monday that it had conducted a military operation killing two people on a suspected drug-trafficking ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking ships in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea are part of the Trump administra

The US military launched operation "Southern Spear" in early September, with President Donald Trump arguing Washington is effectively at war with drug cartels operating out of Latin America.