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The US Navy has maintained an enhanced presence in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September last year with the stated objective of countering drug-trafficking routes used to supply illicit narcotics to the US mainland

US boat strike kills two in Pacific

January 24, 2026, 02:16 PM - 3 min read

The strike brings the total known US operations against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific to 36 (on 37 vessels), with approximately 117-125 deaths reported since the campaign intensified in September 2025 under ‘Operation Southern Spear’

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There were four casualties in Thursday’s strike, according to the social media post

US military conducts fresh boat strike on alleged drug cartels

December 5, 2025, 09:01 AM - 3 min read

The strike on December 4 is the 22nd that the US military has carried out against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean over claims they were trafficking drugs

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The US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, announced ‘Operation Southern Spear’ against alleged “narco-terrorists” plying in the Caribbean

US launches new military operation in the Caribbean

November 14, 2025, 09:59 AM - 2 min read

The US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, announced ‘Operation Southern Spear’ against alleged “narco-terrorists” plying in the Caribbean

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The US strikes began in the southern Caribbean, but have shifted recently to the eastern Pacific, where the US has targeted boats off Mexico

Colombia to stop intelligence sharing with US over boat strikes

November 12, 2025, 09:17 AM - 2 min read

Tensions between the US and Colombia have come to a simmering point over US’ strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean, which Colombia says are unsubstantiated

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US President Donald Trump.

Trinidad and Tobago urges Trump to avoid Caribbean escalations

October 17, 2025, 09:57 AM - 2 min read

US President Donald Trump has deployed eight warships and one nuclear submarine in the Caribbean waters as part of a broader campaign to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is widely accused of stealing the 2024 elections.

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