US Maritime Strikes Kill Four in Pacific, Caribbean

U.S. forces have stepped up maritime strikes targeting suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the Pacific and the Caribbean. Local and AP reporting say a recent U.S. strike killed four people; officials are continuing recovery and rescue operations and investigating the vessels involved, and earlier higher fatality figures are being reassessed. Mexican authorities coordinated in the rescue of one confirmed survivor. Authorities characterize the actions as part of broader regional interdiction efforts.