The US military has announced the targeting of a "drug-trafficking" motorboat in the Caribbean

The US military has announced the targeting of a "drug-trafficking" motorboat in the Caribbean

On Sunday, October 4, the US military's Southern Command seized a speedboat that, according to the command's headquarters, was "operating on known drug trafficking routes in the Caribbean."

According to a statement from the US Southern Command, "this ship actively participated in drug trafficking."

The US military's Southern Command confirmed that during this ground attack, these four people, whom the US military described as "drug assassins", were killed.

However, the US military has not released details about the type of drugs or evidence of the vessel's cargo.

A military operation similar to that of the US military in the past two years, including the targeting of vessels in the Caribbean waters or earlier on the coast of Venezuela, has been criticized by observers and international law experts and has exposed the US military to the charge of "war crimes". The White House and the Pentagon say that their intention was "legitimized" by the official announcement of the US war on drugs and the inclusion of the drug cartels in the list of "narco-assassination" criminal organizations.