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The US military said on Monday it had carried out another attack on a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern region pacific oceanMurder of a person.
In a social media post, the US Southern Command said, “intelligence Confirmed that the low profile vessel was transiting known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-smuggling operations. Southern Command provided no evidence that the ship was engaged in drug smuggling.
A video posted by US Southern Command showed water splashing on one side of the boat. After the second salvo, the stern of the boat catches fire. More splashes engulf the ship and the fire continues to grow. In the last seconds of the video, the ship can be seen drifting away with a large plume of fire with it.
Earlier videos of the US boat attacks had shown the ships suddenly exploding, indicating missile attacks. In some strike videos, rocket-like projectiles were also seen hitting the boats.
trump The administration has said that these attacks were to stop the flow of drugs into the US and increase pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
At least 105 people have been killed in 29 known attacks since the beginning of September. The attacks have faced scrutiny from US lawmakers and human rights activists, who say the administration has presented little evidence that its targets are actually drug traffickers and say the deadly attacks amount to extrajudicial killings.
Meanwhile, the US Coast Guard has stepped up efforts to stop the oil tankers Caribbean Sea As part of the Trump administration’s escalating campaign against Maduro.