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U.S. Airstrikes on Drug Boats Fail to Curb Cocaine Trafficking, Reports Say

Reporting from October 2026 says that U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling speedboats have not reduced cocaine supplies, as cartels have shifted routes and adopted tactics such as hiding cocaine-filled modules on submerged hulls to evade attacks.

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Oct 14, 2:56 AM thedailybeast.com Trump’s Deadly Crusade Exposed as Disastrous Flop
Oct 13, 4:00 PM wsj.com Why U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine Boom