India, Nov. 3 -- As of November 1, the US has carried out 15 airstrikes on 16 drug boats/vessels, killing at least 64 suspected smugglers. The strikes were authorised by the administration of President Donald Trump as part of a mission to fight maritime drug trafficking and the "narcoterrorists."

The first strike occurred on September 1, killing all 11 smugglers on board the drug vessel, which had allegedly come from Venezuela and was linked to the Venezuelan criminal organisation, Tren de Aragua. The US has claimed that the Colombian guerrilla group National Liberation Army is also linked to the recent trafficking bout.

The primary drug that the boats were known to carry is cocaine. From a drug boat hit on September 19 by the US, one t...