WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mentioned Friday the U.S. navy has carried out its third deadly strike in opposition to an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month.
Trump in a social media posting mentioned the strike killed three and was carried out in opposition to a vessel “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Group conducting narcotrafficking within the USSOUTHCOM space of duty.” He didn’t present extra exact particulars concerning the location of the strike, and the White Home and Pentagon didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting alongside a identified narcotrafficking passage enroute to poison Individuals,” Trump mentioned within the put up.
Trump on Monday introduced the U.S. navy had carried out a strike on a ship allegedly carrying medication from Venezuela. That strike additionally killed three on board.
That adopted a Sept. 2 navy strike on what the Trump administration mentioned was a drug-carrying speedboat that killed 11. Trump claimed the boat was operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, which was listed by the U.S. as international terrorist group earlier this yr.
The Trump administration has justified the navy motion as a crucial escalation to stem the move of medicine into the US.
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However a number of senators, Democrats and a few Republicans, in addition to human rights teams have questioned the legality of Trump’s motion. They view it as a possible overreach of government authority partially as a result of the navy was used for regulation enforcement functions.