US military destroys alleged drug-trafficking boat in Pacific for first time

Latest strike, off coast of Colombia, killed two people while seven previous attacks in Caribbean killed at least 34

The US military has attacked and destroyed another boat in its ongoing and controversial fight against what it says are drug-trafficking activities.

The strike for the first time was carried out on the Pacific side of South America. Previous attacks have hit seven vessels in the Caribbean and killed at least 32 people.

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