Current Affairs

U.S. Completes 65th Lethal Strike on Suspected Smuggling Boat

U.S. Southern Command completed its 65th lethal strike on a suspected drug boat in the Eastern Pacific on June 18, destroying the vessel and killing three suspects. The strike was the second in a week and third this month. The $5 billion strike program aims to stop cocaine flow from South America into the United States, though experts question its overall effectiveness as traffickers redirect loads through ports in countries like the Dominican Republic.