An ongoing record of U.S. strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific

Mapping U.S. strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific

An ongoing record of U.S. strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific in the leadup to the attack on Venezuela and apprehension of President Nicolás Maduro.

Updated yesterday at 5:50 p.m. EST

By Amaya Verde and Júlia Ledur

The U.S. attack on Venezuela and apprehension of President Nicolás Maduro on drug trafficking and other charges was preceded by an escalating pressure campaign against Maduro as the United States built up naval forces in the region, seized oil tankers and destroyed boats that the U.S. alleged were carrying drugs.

U.S. officials have confirmed 38 strikes on suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean since the Trump administration launched the operation against alleged traffickers in September. The death toll has risen to at least 129.

 

So far, 25 of the strikes have occurred in the eastern Pacific and 11 in the Caribbean Sea. The locations of two were not disclosed. “These narco-terrorists have killed more Americans than Al-Qaeda, and they will be treated the same,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an October post on X....

So far, 25 of the strikes have occurred in the eastern Pacific and 11 in the Caribbean Sea. The locations of two were not disclosed. “These narco-terrorists have killed more Americans than Al-Qaeda, and they will be treated the same,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an October post on X.

President Donald Trump has justified the strikes by saying the United States is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels. The administration has not provided evidence or further details.

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