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Democrat Adam Smith Demands Hearing on Trump’s Caribbean Maritime Strikes in Anti-Cartel Campaign

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) on Monday called for an immediate hearing into President Donald Trump’s authorization of lethal U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, citing unanswered questions about their legality, oversight, and the recent early retirement of U.S. Southern Command Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey.

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thur

France Reinforces Anti-Drug Military Operations in Caribbean

The government of France announced a substantial investment in law enforcement and military activities in the Caribbean on Sunday, including the deployment of two nautical brigades and a slew of surveillance drones and radar resources, to fight an explosion in drug trafficking in the region.

French Navy Marine commandos take part in an exercise aboad an Etraco inflatable boat laun