WASHINGTON — The U.S. military's 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon official said Friday, coming as the Trump administration escalates its campaign in South American waters.

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A Pentagon official says the U.S. military's 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea

The latest attack happened Monday, the same day Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced two strikes had been carried out the day before

The Trump administration has insisted the warships are focused on stopping the flow of drugs into the U.S.

But the impending arrival of an aircraft carrier has fueled speculation that the U.S. also wants to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Mad

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