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Waves of Fury: The U.S. Military's Deadly Campaign Against Drug Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Grok Insights

In the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, a new front in America's endless war on drugs has erupted—not with raids or arrests, but with missiles and drones raining fire from the sky. Since early September 2025, the United States military, under President Donald Trump's administration, has conducted at least 13 airstrikes on small vessels suspected of smuggling narcotics. These attacks have sunk 14 boats, killed at least 57 people, and left just three survivors, turning international waters into a graveyard for alleged "narco-terrorists." But as the explosions echo across the waves, so do the cries of outrage: Is this a bold stroke against the fentanyl crisis, or a reckless slide into extrajudicial vigilantism?

The policy, announced with fanfare by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, marks a dramatic escalation in Trump's approach to border security and drug trafficking. What began as targeted hits in the Caribbean has spilled into the Pacific, drawing sharp rebukes from Latin American leaders and even some U.S. lawmakers. As one survivor clings to life and cocaine packages wash up on distant shores, the world watches to see if this "war on boats" will deter smugglers—or ignite a broader conflagration.

The Spark: From Rhetoric to Rockets

The campaign kicked off on September 2, 2025, when Trump revealed on Truth Social that U.S. forces had obliterated a small boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 people he described as members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, a group his administration had labeled a foreign terrorist organization earlier in the year. "Loaded with a lot of drugs bound for the United States," Trump wrote, framing the strike as a necessary blow against "narcoterrorists" poisoning American streets.[1] Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed the sentiment on social media, calling the vessel a tool of a "designated narco-terrorist organization."[2]

References

  1. Al Jazeera: Trump says US struck another alleged drug-smuggling vessel, killing three
  2. Wikipedia: 2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers

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