US Navy strikes speedboat with 2,200 pounds of cocaine

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00:00A joint operation between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic destroyed a speedboat

00:04carrying more than 2,200 pounds of cocaine.

00:10The U.S. Navy struck the vessel in the Caribbean and officials said the boat was carrying 377

00:16packages of cocaine. Dominican authorities say the boat was headed toward their country

00:21to move drugs to the United States. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the

00:25operation targeted a designated terrorist organization operating in the U.S. Southern

00:31Command's area of responsibility. It's the third strike this month following previous operations

00:36that killed multiple individuals allegedly linked to Venezuelan drug cartels. Military

00:42personnel were deployed to the Southern Caribbean in August to support the operations against

00:47drug trafficking. The strikes have drawn pushback from Democrats in Congress and some military

00:52experts who called them unauthorized and dangerous. Senators Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine have introduced

00:58a War Powers Resolution to block further strikes by the military. Human Rights Watch also condemned

01:04the actions as unlawful, saying the U.S. violated international human rights law.

01:10The White House sent Congress a notice earlier this month outlining Trump's authority, saying

01:15he is acting as commander-in-chief to protect Americans from national security threats.

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01:24For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey.