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Officials: Deadly US boat strikes have failed to curb cocaine supply

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The Trump administration's deadly military strikes on reported drug trafficking boats have not reduced the amount of cocaine entering the United States, but they're prompting criminal organizations to develop new strategies and tactics and undermining traditional investigative methods, according to a previously unreported assessment by the Drug Enforcement Administration, a closed-door congressional briefing and interviews with current and former U.S. and foreign officials.

First report: 67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report. — washingtonpost.com, 15d