The United States military launched its 20th strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel earlier this week in the Caribbean, killing four people on board, according to a report by CNN citing a Pentagon official. The operation marks the latest in a string of controversial air and sea strikes carried out as part of Washington’s intensified campaign against narco-trafficking networks.

"The strike occurred in the Caribbean and four narco-terrorists were killed, no survivors," a Defense Department official told CNN. The official added that the attack was carried out on Monday.

The Pentagon has not disclosed further details about the nationalities or identities of those killed. Officials have admitted that the military does not always know who is aboard the targeted vessels before they are st

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