President Trump on Friday announced that three people, who he described as "male narcoterrorists," were killed by a U.S. air strike while "trafficking illicit narcotics" in international waters around the Caribbean .

The attack is the third reported by American authorities against drug traffickers in the area, which they say have killed a total of 17 people.

Newsweek contacted the Department of War, formerly the Department of Defense, for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular office hours.

Why It Matters

The White House has vowed to crack down on drug smuggling into the U.S. with drug overdoses, particularly from opioids , killing around 105,000 people in the U.S. during 2023 according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

However, critics have questioned the

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