00:00The U.S. military says it conducted another strike on suspected drug trafficking vessels in international waters,
00:07killing five people and pushing the total death toll from the campaign to 110.
00:12The military says the operation targeted three suspected drug boats working together at sea on Tuesday.
00:20United States Southern Command, which oversees military operations in Central and South America,
00:25said the boats were travelling as a convoy.
00:27It did not disclose the exact location, though similar operations have previously taken place in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific.
00:35The command said the vessels were operated by groups it described as designated terrorist organisations, but did not name those involved.
00:44Since September, the U.S. military has carried out more than 30 similar strikes on vessels it says were used for drug smuggling.
00:51However, it has not publicly released detailed evidence confirming the boat's involvement in narcotics trafficking.
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