US military strike on boat allegedly smuggling drugs kills three men

It is the third such attack in a week, and is part of increased US forces in the Caribbean

The US military launched a strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean, which killed three men - its third such attack over the course of a week.

Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," US Southern Command, which oversees operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, said on X.