London reportedly opposes President Donald Trump\u2019s strikes on alleged cartel vessels<\/p>\n
The UK has stopped sharing intelligence on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean with the US after the Pentagon began conducting lethal strikes on the vessels, CNN and The Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
\nThe US has killed at least 76 people in international waters since September as part of President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign against what he says are \u201cnarcoterrorists\u201d operating out of Venezuela.
\nAccording to CNN, London suspended intelligence-sharing because it believes the strikes are illegal under international law. A UK military source told The Times: \u201cWe don\u2019t just target the vessel and kill people. We would arrest them.\u201d
\nThe UK had used intelligence assets stationed on its Caribbean overseas territories to help the US Coast Guard intercept vessels suspected of smuggling drugs, CNN reports.<\/p>\n
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The UN\u2019s top human rights official, Volker Turk, condemned the strikes as \u201cextrajudicial killing.\u201d
\nVenezuela and neighboring Colombia have denied that the victims were involved with cartels. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected Trump\u2019s allegations that his government is profiting from the drug trade.
\nTrump has deployed a naval armada, including the USS Gerald R. Ford, near Venezuela\u2019s coast, hinting that he could authorize strikes on Venezuelan soil. He denies, however, that he is seeking regime change. Maduro has placed the military on alert and vowed to repel any attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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