The #US #military said early Monday it struck an *alleged* #DrugTrafficking #boat in the eastern #Pacific, marking the first known strike in >2 months.
“Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific,” SOUTHCOM said.
2 people were killed in the strike.
#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/politics/us-military-strike-alleged-drug-boat-intl-hnk
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