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Rubio Says Narco-Terrorist Boats Coming From Caribbean Will Continue to Be Struck

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reaffirmed that the United States will continue targeting and destroying narco-terrorist boats operating in the Caribbean, declaring that the mission represents a permanent shift from traditional interdiction to direct military elimination of maritime threats. Rubio, addressing the ongoing campaign, said the strikes are part of a broader counter-narcotics escalation ordered by President Donald Trump and supported by an extensive military buildup across the region. The operations have already included multiple lethal strikes on vessels tied to Venezuelan-based criminal organizations such as Tren de Aragua, which was officially designated a foreign terrorist organization earlier this year. “For the first time in our history, the U.S. military is operating in our region, in our hemisphere, against these traffickers of poison who are ultimately winding up in our streets, contributing to crime in our streets, not to mention the death of Americans,” ...