U.S. military kills at least 186 in alleged drug boat strikes after latest attack

NewsWorldAmericasU.S. military kills at least 186 in alleged drug boat strikes after latest attackThere is no military evidence that any destroyed vessels were carrying illicit drugsAp Correspondent Monday 27 April 2026 10:37 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2965478To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/drug-boat-strike-trump-caribbean-pacific-b2965505.html","title":"U.S. military kills at least 186 in alleged drug boat strikes after latest attack"}}CloseThree killed as US launched another strike on alleged drug boat in CaribbeanThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Three people died on Sunday in the latest US...