- U.S. airstrikes targeting suspected drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean have killed at least 221 people.
- Despite these attacks, the Trump administration has reportedly admitted that the flow of cocaine into the U.S. has not slowed.
- Drug traffickers are adapting by using planes, larger vessels and navigating closer to coastlines to avoid U.S. interdiction, according to The Washington Post.
- Internal assessments from the DEA and statements from military officials, including the commander overseeing the campaign, indicate the strikes are not effectively combating drug flow.
- Human rights experts and groups criticize the strikes as extrajudicial killings and war crimes, raising concerns about their legality and impact on U.S. democratic principles.
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