The series of strikes brought the death toll to at least 145 people since the administration began targeting the small vessels since September.

U.S. Southern Command announced Tuesday that the military launched strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean on Monday, killing 11 people.

Three new strikes against alleged South American drug boats come as the Pentagon pulls its warships back from the region to refocus on the Middle East.

The US military struck three alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean on Monday night, killing ...