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U.S. Executes 90 Drug Smugglers Amid Invasion Fears

11/18/2025

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The United States has conducted 90 extrajudicial executions this year targeting alleged drug smugglers from Venezuela.
U.S. President Donald Trump has deployed an aircraft carrier group to the Caribbean, raising invasion concerns.
The U.S. justifies these killings as countering fentanyl trafficking because fentanyl mainly enters the U.S. from Mexico.
Admiral Alvin Holsey, who oversees these operations, is stepping down amid rising tensions and concerns over their legality.

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The United States has conducted 90 extrajudicial executions this year targeting alleged drug smugglers from Venezuela.
U.S. President Donald Trump has deployed an aircraft carrier group to the Caribbean, raising invasion concerns.
The U.S. justifies these killings as countering fentanyl trafficking because fentanyl mainly enters the U.S. from Mexico.
Admiral Alvin Holsey, who oversees these operations, is stepping down amid rising tensions and concerns over their legality.