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July 27, 2026
Trump Administration Admits Drug Strikes Failed to Curb Cocaine Flow
- The Trump administration's airstrikes killed at least 221 people but did not reduce cocaine trafficking.
- Traffickers have adapted by using planes and larger boats to evade U.S. military strikes.
- Military officials suggest alternative methods could be more effective than lethal strikes.
- The strikes have raised legal and ethical concerns regarding extrajudicial killings and their impact on U.S. democracy.
2 Sources
- 67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.Jul 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM · Washington Post
- Hegseth’s 67 deadly drug boat strikes have not stopped cocaine from flooding into the US. Trump’s own DEA says so: reportJul 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM · Independent