WSj: Why U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine Boom
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Coke trade booms despite crackdowns
Over the past year, the Trump administration has unleashed a massive military campaign against suspected drug traffickers in South America and the Caribbean, including dozens of lethal airstrikes on alleged smuggling vessels. Despite these tactics, which human rights lawyers and activists have questioned, “massive” amounts of cocaine continue to flow into the United States as cartels adapt their smuggling routes, law enforcement officials say. A…
The illegal U.S. military maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean against vessels suspected of transporting drugs have failed to reduce the supply of cocaine in their own territory. Despite the deployment of force and attacks against small boats in the region’s waters, the available indicators point to [...]
WSJ: Cocaine Is Cheaper And More Plentiful Than Ever
The Wall Street Journal reports: The Trump administration’s bombing campaign against cocaine-smuggling speedboats is starting to have an impact on the global drug trade—but not necessarily in a good way. Thirteen months into the initiative, Colombian navy divers are detecting greater use of “parasites”—metal modules packed with cocaine that traffickers bolt onto the hulls of … The post WSJ: Cocaine Is Cheaper And More Plentiful Than Ever appeare…
The US Armed Forces' campaign against drug traffickers has had the opposite effect – the global cocaine supply chain has become more extensive
The US Armed Forces' campaign against drug traffickers has had the opposite effect – the global cocaine supply chain has become more extensive. This is the conclusion reached by The Wall Street Journal.The publication notes that over the...
The large-scale United States military campaign to hit the jets of smugglers has failed to stop the flow of drugs on the world market, written by American media. The smugglers have moved shipping routes to the east and hid goods in boats on the Amazonian lowland rivers, and are transmitting RIA News with reference to the Wall Street Journal. American officials have reported to the press that over the past 13 months, military aircraft and drones …
The US military campaign against suspected drug traffickers has failed to stem the growth of cocaine production and trafficking, the Wall Street Journal reported. More than 13 months after the operation began, traffickers have changed their routes, used new types of vessels and rerouted shipments through river networks and cargo ships. The first US strike was carried out on September 2, 2025. According to US officials, US drones and aircraft des…
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