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The Trump administration has already taken aggressive steps, including deploying naval vessels, submarines, and surveillance aircraft to disrupt drug trafficking in the Caribbean. Recent operations have targeted drug-carrying boats, with some strikes directly destroying vessels believed to be linked to terrorist-designated organizations.
For example, a recent operation in partnership with the Dominican Republic destroyed a vessel smuggling over 2,200 pounds of cocaine—a haul worth approximately $100 million—with three suspected terrorists killed. The memo highlights such actions as indicative of the U.S.’s willingness to expand military efforts against these groups.