US Military Kills 3 in Pacific Strike During Trump's Drug Conflict
The US military killed three people during a lethal strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific on Friday.Directed by Francis L. Donovan, the operation follows reports by NBC News on an intensified campaign under Donald Trump that has caused 148 deaths.The strategy faces significant legal scrutiny and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by families who allege the military is conducting extrajudicial killings.Donald Trump has justified the escalation as an armed conflict against cartels, though officials have not provided specific evidence of illegal cargo on the boats.