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U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills five in Pacific
Original: U.S. military says 5 were killed by a strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific
The U.S. military says a strike on a boat it alleges was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific killed five people. It is the latest in a series of American military strikes against suspected drug trafficking vessels, an increasingly aggressive approach to interdiction that has drawn debate over its legal basis and the lack of public evidence about those targeted.
Why now: The strike is part of a controversial U.S. campaign of lethal military action against suspected drug smugglers that is generating ongoing debate.
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