US Anti-Narcotics Attacks Mark One Year with 220 Deaths

US military campaign 'Lanza del Sur' marks one year with over 220 deaths and no end in sight.

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The US military campaign against suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific has marked one year with a death toll exceeding 220 people. ^[1] On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the neutralization of a drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, which he claimed killed 11 people. ^[2] President Donald Trump explained to journalists in the Oval Office on September 2, 2025, that the Pentagon had just neutralized a drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean. ^[3] The campaign, later named 'Lanza del Sur', has seen at least 68 boats destroyed and no fewer than 227 people killed according to a consensus of various media sources. ^[4] Trump shared videos on social media showing a boat becoming a ball of fire after a kinetic attack, claiming it involved 11 deaths and targeted the Venezuelan criminal band Tren de Aragua. ^[5] It was later revealed that the September 2, 2025 operation involved two boats and a second wave of attacks on survivors, resulting in additional deaths. ^[6]

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The US military campaign against suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific has marked one year with a death toll exceeding 220 people. · El Día

On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the neutralization of a drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, which he claimed killed 11 people. · Efecto Cocuyo

President Donald Trump explained to journalists in the Oval Office on September 2, 2025, that the Pentagon had just neutralized a drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean. · El Día

The campaign, later named 'Lanza del Sur', has seen at least 68 boats destroyed and no fewer than 227 people killed according to a consensus of various media sources. · El Día

Trump shared videos on social media showing a boat becoming a ball of fire after a kinetic attack, claiming it involved 11 deaths and targeted the Venezuelan criminal band Tren de Aragua. · El Día

It was later revealed that the September 2, 2025 operation involved two boats and a second wave of attacks on survivors, resulting in additional deaths. · Efecto Cocuyo

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