SOUTHCOM Strike Kills Four on Alleged Narco‑Trafficking Boat in Caribbean, Bringing Campaign Toll to At Least 163
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On March 25, U.S. Southern Command struck an alleged drug‑trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people; the military said the boat was “operated by a designated foreign terrorist organization” but provided no public evidence of a drug cargo or identified the group. The strike brings the U.S. boat‑strike campaign to at least 163 people killed and 47 boats struck since early September, and legal experts and critics have raised questions about the campaign’s transparency, legality and effectiveness.