(The Center Square) – U.S. Southern Command announced strikes on three suspected drug boats in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean. The strikes, part of Joint Task Force Southern Spear, hit suspected drug boats that U.S. military officials said were operated by terrorist groups.

PUNTA CANOA, Colombia — Euris Cervantes starts the outboard motor of his fishing boat and pushes off from shore. It's 5 a.m., still dark, and the Big Dipper shines overhead. As Cervantes maneuvers through a mangrove swamp towards the open sea, hundreds ...

In the wide Eastern Pacific Ocean, where fast speedboats loaded with cocaine race through international waters, U.S. Coast Guard planes fired warning shots and then aimed at boat engines to stop three vessels that would not pull over. This action was part ...

The seizure was announced on the same day that Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with President Trump at the White House.