WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s deadly strikes on boats off the coasts of South America – and the release of multiple survivors back to their home countries – have raised questions about who the U.S. killed and what evidence they had the vessels were transporting drugs.
Trump administration officials say the strikes are part of a sweeping counternarcotics operation. Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth and other officials have said U.S. intelligence determined that the boats carried drugs and passengers on them were parties to criminal trafficking of illegal substances to the U.S.
To date, however, the Defense Department has provided no evidence. As concerns boil over from some lawmakers that these strikes are illegal, Trump administration officials have opted to withhold details,…more
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