The U.S. Army announced that it targeted a fast boat described as “drug smuggling” in the Caribbean

The U.S. Southern Command said on Sunday, October 4, that it targeted a fast boat which, according to this command headquarters, “was operating on the well-known drug-smuggling routes in the Caribbean Sea.”

According to the U.S. Southern Command, “this vessel was actively involved in drug smuggling.”

The U.S. Southern Command Headquarters has confirmed that during this attack, four people described by the U.S. Army as “drug terrorists” were killed.

However, the U.S. Army has not released details about the type of drugs or evidence related to the cargo of this vessel.

Similar military operations by the U.S. Army over the past two years, including targeting vessels in Caribbean waters or earlier off the coast of Venezuela, have been criticized by observers and experts in international law, and have put the U.S. Army at risk of allegations of “war crimes.”

The White House and the Pentagon say that with the formal announcement of America’s war on drugs and the placement of drug cartels on the list of criminal organizations “narco-terrorists,” targeting them has “gained legitimacy.”