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The United Nations has condemned recent U.S. military actions, particularly airstrikes targeting boats linked to drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Pacific regions. High Commissioner Volker Turk stated that over 60 people have been killed in these operations, which he asserts lack legal justification and contribute to mounting human costs. Such actions threaten to undermine international law and exacerbate regional instability.
In response, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth emphasized a tough-on-crime stance: “Narco terrorists are the al-Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere… we will strike them where we find them.” The U.S. asserts that aggressive interdiction efforts are essential to safeguarding national security and preventing the flow of illicit narcotics.