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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dan Sabbagh and Julian Borger

UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean

USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier
The USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, the US navy’s largest warship, seen here near Oslo, Norway, was deployed to the Caribbean this month. Photograph: Lise Åserud/EPA

Britain has suspended the sharing of intelligence with the US on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean amid concerns information supplied may be used to engage in lethal military strikes by American forces.

Such a decision – a rare rupture between the normally close military allies – would indicate that the UK does not believe the Trump administration’s controversial practice of sinking boats allegedly used by drug traffickers is legal.

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