By AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM, MATTHEW LEE, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes were in fact carrying narcotics, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

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