'Drug Boat' Strikes Claim 205 Lives

Monday, June 01, 2026

President Donald Trump's $4.7 billion war on cocaine smugglers has claimed the lives of nearly 200 people yet hasn't made the drug meaningfully harder to buy in the United States, according to experts.

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The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205. n.pr/3QeAgmC[image or embed]
" NPR (@npr.org) 12:37 PM May 31, 2026

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Killing a bunch of fishermen did ---- all to keep drugs from entering the US.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-30 11:09 PM | Reply

Killing a bunch of fishermen did ---- all to keep drugs from entering the US.

I dunno. I have not heard the word "Fentanyl" since Lewzer swiped all that oil from Venezuela.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-05-30 11:41 PM | Reply

I thought he thought Fentanyl came from Venezuela

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-31 01:53 AM | Reply

@#3

The Trump admin said that the drugs on the boats they were destroying were going to the US.

Mostly the drug transport in that area was destined for Europe, not the US.

But the Trump admin seemed to have had a ------ from viewing the videos of fishing boats being blown up.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-31 02:13 AM | Reply

Don, Jr needed a couple of extra tons for his wedding.

#5 | Posted by morris at 2026-05-31 02:14 PM | Reply

"no evidence for the allegation."

Evidence isn't necessary in Trump World... as a matter of fact, it's laughed at.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-31 10:01 PM | Reply

Chickens coming home to roost

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-31 10:08 PM | Reply

Killing people like this for Trump is another version of his ballroom.

I don't think that there will be a full and honest reckoning regarding the man's insanity until after the man is dead.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-01 07:59 AM | Reply

www.southcom.mil

#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-01 08:38 AM | Reply

Stinky's mass murders are a colossal failure.

www.thedailybeast.com

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-01 08:42 AM | Reply

For decades, the USG has spent more money on violent counter-narcotics campaigns in the Third World rather than spending the money to improve the lives of poor coca or opium growers so they won't have to rely on the drug cartels just to survive: hri.global

"Murder-Death-Kill," the American, Russian, and Israeli way.

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-01 08:56 AM | Reply

Ha got em!

#12 | Posted by THEBULL at 2026-06-01 09:44 AM | Reply

Killing fishermen ended up not being a big enough diversion from the Epstein files so he has moved on a bigger diversion in the Middle East.
Stop asking questions or more people die!

#13 | Posted by MBlue at 2026-06-01 10:43 AM | Reply

"claimed the lives of nearly 200 people yet hasn't made the drug meaningfully harder to buy in the United States, according to experts."

I don't think anybody expected that to be the result. At least not yet.

And most folks believe the vast majority of these folks were drug runners, not fisherman.

Doesn't make it right but don't think folks really care either.

#14 | Posted by eberly at 2026-06-01 10:59 AM | Reply

The "no one cares" argument again?

yeah, we KNOW voters are fuckin dumb. That's how we're in this mess.

#15 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-06-01 11:08 AM | Reply

It's only an argument if someone wants to argue.

You're agreeing but you're whining about it?

Yeah......voters ARE fuckin dumb. You're fuckin one of them.