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Trump administration announces 16th raid on suspected drug boat

2025-11-05 10:15:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Trump administration announces 16th raid on suspected drug boat

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced another deadly attack on a ship accused of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, which occurred on the same day as an aircraft carrier began heading toward the region in a new expansion of military firepower.

The attack killed two people aboard the ship, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration's campaign in South American waters to at least 66 people in 16 attacks.

US President Donald Trump has justified the attacks by saying the United States is in an armed conflict with drug cartels and alleging that the ships are run by foreign terrorist organizations. The administration has not provided further details.

"We will find and destroy any ship intended to traffic drugs into America to poison our citizens," Hegseth wrote during a trip to Asia.

Lawmakers from both parties have asked the Trump administration for more information about who is being targeted and the legal justification for the strikes, given that Congress has not authorized military action. The United Nations human rights chief, Volker Turk, last week called on the US to stop the attacks and prevent the extrajudicial killing of people on these ships. /CNA





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