US Military Strikes Drug Boat, 3 Dead

0:00On April 20, U.S. military forces just hit another suspected drug boat in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, taking out three people in the process. This marks the latest in a Trump administration push that's been going strong since early September, with strikes racking up at least 100. 81 deaths overall, including spots in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Even with tensions boiling over in Iran, these ops have picked up steam over the past week. President Trump frames it as straight up armed conflict against Latin American cartels aimed at cutting off the drug flow, killing Americans through. Overdoses. Critics are pushing back hard on the legality, especially since the military hasn't dropped any proof that these boats were hauling narcotics. All this kicked off amid the biggest U.S. troop built up in the region in decades, paving the way for that January raid, naving Venezuela's Nicolas. Maduro now facing charges in New York after pleading not guilty. In this fresh strike, seven command targeted a vessel along prime smuggling paths and shared video on X of the boat,

1:03cruising before a huge fireball, lit it up. The administration shows no signs of slowing this aggressive anti-narcoterrorism drive anytime soon. This has been U.S. News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.