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Trump Said Air Strikes Would Stop Drugs Flowing Into U.S. From The Caribbean. DEA Says They Haven't Made A Difference

The Trump administration's air strikes on drug smugglers haven't slowed the flow of drugs into the U.S., but they have led drug dealers to alter their tactics, the DEA said. (Credit: AFP)

The Trump administration's air strikes on drug smugglers haven't slowed the flow of drugs into the U.S., but they have led drug dealers to alter their tactics, according to a new report.

Despite President Trump's claims that seaborne drug smuggling had been cut by "97 percent," the Washington Post reported that a closed-door assessment by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) found that the air strikes did little to impact the supply or price of cocaine.

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