US announces four dead in new attack on suspected drug boat in the Pacific

The US armed forces on Wednesday reported another attack on a suspected drug boat in Pacific waters, killing four people.

“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting a route known for drug trafficking. … in the Eastern Pacific and conducted drug trafficking operations,” US Southern Command said in a publication in X.

Since the start of the anti-drug campaign in September, the United States has carried out more than 25 such attacks, which have left at least 99 dead.

For this unprecedented war campaign, the American president, Donald Trump He ordered the deployment of a large fleet led by the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the Gerald Ford, to the Caribbean, as well as fighters to Puerto Rico and marines.

The main objective of the campaign is to put pressure on Caracas, whose government is described as “narcoterrorist” by Washington.

This pressure increased significantly last week with the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, an operation described as “piracy” by the Venezuelan government. Nicolas Maduro.

Trump on Tuesday ordered a “blockade” of all sanctioned tankers entering or leaving the country, and Venezuela responded by announcing its navy would escort the tankers.