The United States forces completed one year of attacks on the so-called "narco speedboats" in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, in an effort to stop the flow of cocaine into the United States. During this period, at least 227 people died as a result of these military operations.
The Pentagon claims that record reductions in illicit maritime activity have been achieved in these regions. However, a report by the DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency), revealed by the newspaper The Washington Post, contradicts this narrative of success.
According to this DEA report, the operations failed to significantly affect the cocaine supply or its price in the U.S. market. The drug continues to enter the United States in quantities similar to those recorded before the attacks.
The "narco speedboats" are fast vessels used by Colombian and Mexican cartels to transport large shipments of cocaine through international waters, trying to avoid traditional smuggling routes.
