TIL Tag: drug trade
25 headlines found.
- Enough fentanyl to kill every single American seized in 2022.
December 21, 2022 - Biden hails productive talks with Xi as agreements reached on fentanyl and military communication
November 16, 2023 - Drug kingpin 'Fito,' Ecuador's most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador's president
June 26, 2025 - US Navy detaining two survivors of strike against alleged drug boat
October 17, 2025 - US conducts seventh strike on boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean
October 19, 2025 - US strikes alleged drug boat in the Pacific
October 22, 2025 - US kills three in second strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific
October 23, 2025 - US airstrike on 'drug boat' kills six as aircraft carrier sent to South America
October 24, 2025 - US military strikes 4 boats in the Pacific killing 14 in ramp up of campaign against alleged drug trafficking
October 28, 2025 - US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific
October 29, 2025 - US military carried out 21st strike on alleged drug boat, killing 3
November 16, 2025 - State Department to designate Venezuelan cartel as a foreign terrorist organization
November 17, 2025 - Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start 'very soon'
November 28, 2025 - US strikes two more alleged drug boats, bringing death toll to over 100
December 19, 2025 - US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane
January 13, 2026 - US military says it killed 11 people in strikes on three alleged drug boats
February 17, 2026 - Mexican security forces reportedly kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’
February 22, 2026 - US military strikes alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, killing 3
February 23, 2026 - US military launches anti-drug trafficking operation in Ecuador
March 4, 2026 - US military kills six in strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific
March 9, 2026 - US launches fifth strike on alleged Pacific drug boat in a week, killing three
April 16, 2026 - Two killed in strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific Ocean, US military says
April 25, 2026 - US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown
August 8, 2026 - US launches deadly strike on alleged drug boat, believed to be the first in two months
August 24, 2026 - US military moving drones to South America ahead of anticipated counternarcotics operations
September 18, 2026