U.S. Military Strikes Kill Over 200 on Alleged Drug Boats Since September

10 articles · Updated · NPR · Jun 2

More than 200 people have been killed in U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats since the campaign began in September.
The operation is aimed at stemming the flow of drugs, with the U.S. military targeting vessels it says are tied to trafficking.
Critics are challenging both the legality of the strikes and whether the killings are an effective way to disrupt narcotics routes.
The toll underscores how a counter-drug mission has expanded into a deadly military campaign with widening legal and policy scrutiny.

With over 200 killed at sea, is the U.S. military's billion-dollar drug war actually stopping the flow of fentanyl and cocaine?

Are U.S. strikes on 'drug boats' legal counter-terrorism operations or extrajudicial killings of civilians in international waters?