U.S. Attacks Alleged Drug Boats as Venezuela Oil Crackdown Escalates

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The US military has attacked three alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean as part of its crackdown on narcotics trade and enforcement of a blockade on illicit oil shipments from Venezuela.

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The United States military has attacked three alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean as the U.S. continues its crackdown on narcotics trade and enforces a blockade on illicit oil shipments from Venezuela. Earlier this week, the Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations, the U.S. Southern Command said late on Tuesday. “Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and…

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on February 18, 2026.
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