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US Strikes Suspected Drug Boat in Pacific - Campaign Goes Global

The U S military carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific killing two people as the administration expands its campaign against alleged narco boats beyond the Caribbean

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8 - Number of alleged drug vessels the U S has struck in the recent maritime campaign

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"This is how authoritarian regimes do it" — Gov. J B Pritzker

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