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U.S. Destroys Drug Boat; Rubio Defends Strikes, Citing Cartel Threat

September 10, 2026

Summary

The U.S. designated Ecuador's Los Tiguerones gang as a terrorist group, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio defending controversial U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, which have killed over 200 people.

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Left

  • U.S. destroys another alleged drug boat as Rubio defends deadly strikes

Center

  • Rubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’

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