Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in recent boat strikes, U.S. military says

Washington — Individuals on board two alleged drug smuggling boats jumped into the water after an initial strike on another boat on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.    U.S. Southern Command announced Wednesday that three “narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy” were struck in “international waters” a day earlier. Three people were killed when the

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Jeffrey Epstein survivors decry Justice Department’s delay in releasing files

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Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in latest boat strikes, U.S. military says

Washington — Individuals on board two alleged drug smuggling boats jumped into the water after an initial strike on another boat on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.    U.S. Southern Command announced Wednesday that three “narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy” were struck in “international waters” a day earlier. Three people were killed when the