The US struck another vessel in the Caribbean as part of its campaign against drug trafficking, stepping up pressure on Latin American nations.
The latest aerial attack — the seventh in a matter of weeks — targeted a Colombian rebel group. It came amid a wider diplomatic row with Colombia in which the White House said it would cut off aid to the country over an alleged failure to curb illegal drug production.
Washington also repatriated two purported traffickers to Colombia and Venezuela after their vessel was hit by US forces in the Caribbean, and over the weekend the US urged its citizens in Trinidad and Tobago to avoid American government facilities in the country in a decision linked to persistent efforts to pressure Caracas.