The Trump administration says its military strikes are needed to stem the flow of drugs into the US. Photo: AP PHOTO

The US military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug-smuggling vessel, President Donald Trump says.

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Trump in a social media posting said the strike killed three and was carried out against a vessel "affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility".

He did not provide more precise details about the location of the strike, and the White House and Pentagon did not immediat

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