US airstrike kills five on suspected drug vessel in eastern Pacific

US military conducted an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing five people. This is part of a series of over 70 such strikes since Trump's second presidency began, with a cumulative death toll exceeding 240. The operation continues an established pattern of US counter-narcotics strikes in the region, with no indication of a shift in policy or tactics.

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