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In Trump’s drug war, prisoners may be too much of a legal headache, experts say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — When two alleged drug traffickers survived a U.S. military strike last week in the Caribbean, they left the Trump administration with a decision to make: send them back home,…

John McCarthy October 20, 2025

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US conducts seventh strike on boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean

WASHINGTON (CNN) — War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today that the US conducted a strike Friday on a boat that American intelligence officials believed was involved in illegal drug trafficking…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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US returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador, Trump says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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Colombia accuses US of ‘murder’ after strike on boat

BOGATA (BBC) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing "murder" following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September. In a…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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U.S. is repatriating survivors of its strike on suspected drug vessel

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (NYT) — The Trump administration is repatriating two survivors of a deadly U.S. strike this week on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea rather than prosecute them…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago cautioned Americans on Saturday to stay away from American government facilities on the twin-island nation. It was an unusual warning that…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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Trinidadian family says U.S. military killed relative in boat attack

PORT OF SPAIN (NYT) — Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months, told his family he would soon be taking…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Those who died in the…

John McCarthy October 15, 2025

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US Senate blocks debate on ending military action against Venezuelan vessels

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a preliminary move to terminate President Donald Trump's use of the military to destroy boats carrying alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers, unless…

John McCarthy October 10, 2025

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Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes were in…

John McCarthy October 9, 2025