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U.S. Executes 47th Strike on Suspected Drug Boat in Caribbean, Killing Four

The move extends a lethal campaign the White House frames as armed conflict against cartels despite little public proof of cartel ties.

NYT Investigation Undercuts Pentagon Account of Ecuador Anti-Drug Strike

Pentagon Confirms 157 Dead in Boat Strikes, Signals Expansion of Anti-Cartel Campaign

Sebastián Marset Appears in U.S. Court on Money-Laundering Conspiracy After Bolivia Arrest

Ecuador Steps Up U.S.-Backed Drug Offensive as Colombia Probes Bombing Claim

U.S. Debuts 'Shield of the Americas' With Ecuador Raid as Major Powers Sit Out

U.S.-Led Anti-Cartel Coalition Advances With Paraguay Troop Pact and Ecuador Offensive Plan

U.S. Strike on Suspected Drug Boat in Caribbean Kills 3, SOUTHCOM Says

Canada Deploys Consular Teams as Mexico Violence Follows Reported Cartel Leader’s Killing

Mexico Says It Killed CJNG Leader ‘El Mencho’ in Jalisco

U.S. Military Says Eastern Pacific Strike Killed Three on Suspected Smuggling Route

Records Show Unusual Handling of Juan Orlando Hernandez After Trump Pardon

Trump Vows U.S. Ground Attacks on Alleged Narco Targets in Latin America and the Caribbean

Petro Says Trump Meeting Restores Direct U.S.–Colombia Dialogue, Hands Over List of Drug Kingpins Abroad

Trump and Petro Pledge Anti-Drug Cooperation After White House Meeting

Trump and Petro Meet at White House, Signal Cautious Thaw on Drug Control

Trump and Petro Signal Drug-Trafficking Cooperation After Private White House Meeting

Trump, Petro Hold Quiet White House Meeting Focused on Drug Trafficking

ICE Reaffirms $10 Million Reward for 'Los Chapitos' Leader Iván Archivaldo Guzmán

Europe Sees Record Seizures of North American Cannabis in 2025