The dubious legality of killing drug suspects at sea
Donald Trump orders a military strike on alleged “narco-terrorists”
“There’s more where that came from,” said President Donald Trump, celebrating a military strike on September 2nd on a boat that he said was full of drugs and “narco-terrorists” from Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. He later added on Truth Social: “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!”
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Drone pilots of the Caribbean”
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