narcotrafficking
Coverage of narcotrafficking in the Nexus archive.
- Dem senator accuses Pentagon of murder with boat strikes targeting drug traffickers
Sen. Tim Kaine accused the Pentagon of committing murder through boat strikes against alleged drug traffickers, claiming some victims were not involved in narcotrafficking. The White House defended the operations, stating they target designated narcoterrorists. Classified documents and military directives underpin the strikes, which Kaine argues lack transparency and may unlawfully kill non-targets.
- Dem senator accuses Pentagon of murder with boat strikes targeting drug traffickers
Sen. Tim Kaine accused the Pentagon of conducting boat strikes that killed individuals not involved in narcotrafficking, calling them 'murder victims.' The White House defended the strikes as targeting 'narco-terrorists' to prevent drug smuggling. Kaine highlighted classified legal and operational criteria for the strikes, which he claims lack transparency and may result in unlawful deaths.