US military kills 6 in Eastern Pacific drug boat strike; death toll 157 under Trump.

• US military killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
• This incident brings the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting "narcoterrorists" in early September.
• US Southern Command stated it targeted alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes, but provided no evidence the vessel carried drugs.
• President Donald Trump justifies these attacks as necessary escalation against cartels, despite critics questioning legality and effectiveness.
• Fentanyl, a major cause of overdoses, is typically trafficked over land from Mexico, not via these boat routes.