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The U.S. military<\/a> on Saturday carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the Caribbean that it said was involved in drug trafficking, killing four alleged “narco-terrorists,” according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).<\/p>\n

“On September 19, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean,” SOUTHCOM said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel’s active involvement in narco-trafficking,” the statement continued.<\/p>\n

SOUTHCOM said four alleged “narco-terrorists” were killed during the operation.<\/p>\n

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Video released by U.S. Southern Command shows a suspected narco-trafficking vessel erupting into a fireball during a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean.<\/span> (U.S. Southern Command)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Saturday’s strike comes amid a monthslong campaign launched by the Trump administration aimed at dismantling cartel-linked trafficking networks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SOUTHCOM has conducted dozens of strikes in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean targeting vessels it says are connected to “narco-terrorists.”<\/p>\n

On Sept. 9, the military said it carried out a strike on a vessel involved in narco-trafficking that resulted in three deaths.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Southern Command said the go-fast vessel was operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean before the military carried out a lethal strike.<\/span> (U.S. Southern Command)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Following Saturday’s strike, the Trump administration’s campaign targeting suspected cartel vessels<\/a> has resulted in at least 231 deaths tied to at least 69 reported strikes over roughly one year.<\/p>\n

Video of Saturday’s operation released by SOUTHCOM shows a vessel moving through the water before erupting into a massive fireball.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, SOUTHCOM has also released several videos showing military personnel intercepting and boarding vessels allegedly involved in narco-trafficking before removing their crews and sinking the boats.<\/p>\n

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Many of the operations recently highlighted by SOUTHCOM have targeted vessels allegedly tied to Los Choneros<\/a>, which the military has described as a violent “narco-terrorist” organization.<\/p>\n

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