Caribbean narco-ship strike leaves four dead in 47th US attack

The United States carried out its 47th strike against an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean, killing four people and bringing the campaign’s total fatalities to about 163. The operation, Southern Spear, cites intelligence that the vessel was involved in narco-trafficking, but critics call the killings extrajudicial and unlawful, noting a broader pattern of human-rights concerns, international scrutiny, and ongoing legal challenges by victims’ families and rights groups.