US Goes Berserk Attacking Ship in These Waters, 188 Dead

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The United States military is reported to have bombed a ship suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Monday (4/5/2026). This airstrike killed two people and adds to the growing list of fatalities in the aggressive military campaign of the Donald Trump administration in Latin American waters.

Citing a report from The Guardian on Tuesday (5/5/2026), this campaign to destroy ships suspected of drug trafficking has been ongoing since early September and has killed at least 188 people. In addition to the Caribbean, similar attacks have occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Although the US is currently engaged in war with Iran, the frequency of attacks on ships in the Western Hemisphere has actually increased in recent weeks.

This shows that the Trump administration’s aggressive steps to stop what they call “narco-terrorism” show no signs of abating, even though the military has not provided concrete evidence that the destroyed ships were actually carrying drugs.

These attacks began when the US built its largest military presence in the region in generations. This operation took place several months before the raid in January that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was then taken to New York to face drug trafficking charges.

In the latest attack on Monday, the US Southern Command (Southcom) repeated previous statements that they are targeting suspected drug traffickers along known smuggling routes. The military also uploaded a video to the X platform showing a ship moving on the water before a large explosion engulfs it in flames.

President Donald Trump himself has stated that the United States is currently in an “armed conflict” with cartels in Latin America. He has justified these deadly attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the US and halt the overdose death rates that claim American lives.

However, to date, the Trump administration has offered very little evidence to support their claims regarding the killing of these “narco-terrorists.” This situation has sparked criticism from various parties who are beginning to question the overall legality of missile strikes against civilian ships.