Eastern PacificUS boat strikes have killed 243 people since September 2025, tracker data shows.

Five died Tuesday, and relatives of some earlier dead say they were fishermen or workers.

The administration labels trafficking groups terrorists, but legal experts say military strikes against drug crime are not permitted.

“The administration and its commanders persist in grinding out illegal killings every few weeks,” said Adam Isacson, an analyst at the Washington Office on Latin America.

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Al Jazeera Online leans critical
anchors the strike count to WOLA's tracker, putting the death toll at 243 and calling the campaign extrajudicial killings

Sources: Al Jazeera Online