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2026-09-20 09:00:10
[US Military Kills 4 in Caribbean Crackdown on So-Called Drug-Trafficking Ship] The US Southern Command announced on social media on the 19th that the US military had struck a alleged drug-trafficking ship in the Caribbean that day, resulting in the deaths of four people on board. The statement said that the US "Western Hemisphere Joint Task Force" struck a speedboat operating on a "pre-established drug trafficking route" in the Caribbean, killing four "drug terrorists." Intelligence indicated that the speedboat was "engaged in drug trafficking activities." Since early September 2025, the US military has conducted multiple strikes against alleged drug-trafficking ships in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, but the US has consistently failed to release any evidence to prove that its targets were involved in drug trafficking. (Xinhua)
