U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side

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Source: CBS

The U.S. struck another alleged drug vessel Tuesday night, this time on the Pacific side of South America, according to two U.S. officials.

In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed. The other seven strikes targeted vessels in the Caribbean.

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Sunday on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," "We want to keep fentanyl out of the United States, ... but those routes through the Caribbean on boats are predominantly used to bring cocaine to Europe," not to the U.S. And fentanyl tends to be transported to to the U.S. "from a different way," Kelly added.

The Pentagon has not yet responded to a request for information about the nationalities of the individuals on the boat.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-strikes-8th-drug-vessel-pacific-side/

[FBaggins]

1. I'm sure that he knows what he's talking about...

... but how are submarines in the carribean a way of getting cocaine to Europe?

[Blues Heron]

2. They just keep going to Spain

[MiniMe]

3. Submarines?I thought he was targetiung speed boats on the surface

[RainCaster]

4. When they sink they become subs

[FBaggins]

7. They use both - though "submarine" is being generous

They're never really fully submerged.

[haele]

5. Most Fentanyl comes into the US via US Airports, Fedex,

And international Cargo facilities. It comes in on Millionaire's and Billionaire's yachts, private planes used by rich folks on tourist or business visas, and shipping containers, mixed in with other pharmaceutical or chemical shipments, then passed on to US gangs to sell to US citizens.
It's very often transported into the US "as a favor" between wealthy business or famous people living their best lives in a rarified world of privilege - people who generally skip customs or inspections.

Only a small percentage comes fast Miami Vice type cigarette boats, cartel owned mini-subs, or hordes of undocumented immigrants.

[IronLionZion]

6. Plenty of fentanyl is made in USA

from materials coming from China and Mexico

[Bayard]

8. It looks like this one was also from Columbia

I don't see where it would be much of a shorter trip to come in on the Pacific side. Still over 1,000 miles?

I found this interesting from the article on the two survivors from last week's bombing:

"Two men survived a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking submersible vessel in the Caribbean last week, and the U.S. repatriated the men, one from Ecuador and one from Colombia. Ecuador released the man, identified as Andrés Fernando Tufiño, after authorities said they had found no evidence that he had committed a crime.

The Colombian citizen remains hospitalized after his repatriation. Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said he "arrived with brain trauma, sedated, drugged, breathing with a ventilator." Authorities there said he would face prosecution. Two other men were killed in the strike on the submersible vessel."