U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific killed five people on April 11, bringing the total death toll from the campaign to at least 168, as per CBS News. One person survived the latest strikes, prompting a search-and-rescue effort by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Southern Command said the operation targeted two vessels "transiting along known narco-trafficking routes," adding that "two male narco-terrorists were killed, and one narco-terrorist survived the first strike," while three others were killed in the second. The military did not provide evidence supporting its assessment that the boats were engaged in drug trafficking.
