U.S. military strike on boat in Caribbean leaves four dead

The U.S. Southern Command has said that four people were killed in an attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea. The command claimed the targeted vessel was carrying drugs.

According to Russia Today, citing a statement from U.S. Southern Command, the strike was carried out as part of anti-drug trafficking operations. No further details have been released about the identities of those killed or the exact location of the incident.

CBS News has estimated that the U.S. military has destroyed dozens of vessels off the coast of Latin America this year under the pretext of combating drug trafficking. According to the estimate, these operations have resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people.

Human rights groups have described this series of U.S. operations as extrajudicial executions and a war crime. The Caribbean Sea is considered one of the key transit routes in Latin America and has long been the scene of U.S. anti-smuggling operations.