US kills 4 alleged drug smugglers on boat in Caribbean, bringing total to 227 in 68 strikes

U.S. Southern Command reported a lethal kinetic strike in the Caribbean that killed four alleged drug smugglers, bringing the total deaths attributed to 68 strikes since September to at least 227. The operation was executed by Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere against vessels suspected of narco-trafficking routes. The U.S. continues its efforts across the Atlantic and Pacific to defeat these cartels.