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Rand Paul Slams Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels, Claims It's Unclear Whether They Are Heading To The U.S.

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Republican Sen. Rand Paul again slammed the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific, claiming it is unclear they are in fact carrying narcotics and the error rate is high.

Speaking to outlet Reason, Paul said that "when the Coast Guard boards vessels, 1 in 4 do not have drugs on board." "The error rate is about 25%. It is hard to imagine that civilized people would tolerate blowing up people if the error rate was 1 in 4."

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