The Republican and Democratic heads of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees say they are probing reports of follow-up strikes on alleged drug boats operating in the Caribbean Sea.
“We take seriously the reports of follow-on strikes on boats alleged to be ferrying narcotics in the [U.S. Southern Command] region and are taking bipartisan action to gather a full accounting of the operation in question.” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and ranking member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in a statement shared on X on Nov. 29.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ranking member Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) issued a joint statement late on Friday, stating their committee “will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances.”…
House, Senate Armed Services Committees to Probe Reports of Follow-Up Strikes on Drug Boats
