The Pentagon attacks a new 'drug-trafficking boat' in the Pacific Ocean The US armed forces have carried out a new attack in the eastern Pacific Ocean against a vessel allegedly transporting drugs towards North American territory, the Defense Department's Southern Command reported. According to US authorities, five people on board died during the operation. According to a survey by the Washington Office of Latin American Affairs (WIL), US attacks on suspected drug-trafficking vessels have left at least 238 people dead in 72 operations since last year. In doing so, the White House expands its military and geopolitical intervention in Latin America under the pretext of fighting organized crime.

The Pentagon attacks a new 'drug-trafficking boat' in the Pacific Ocean The US armed forces have carried out a new attack in the eastern Pacific Ocean against a vessel allegedly transporting drugs towards North American territory, the Defense Department's Southern Command reported. According to US authorities, five people on board died during the operation. According to a survey by the Washington Office of Latin American Affairs (WIL), US attacks on suspected drug-trafficking vessels have left at least 238 people dead in 72 operations since last year. In doing so, the White House expands its military and geopolitical intervention in Latin America under the pretext of fighting organized crime.