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USS Sampson

1916 Sampson-class destroyer

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Nov 15, 2025
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When has the US Navy or Coast Guard used lethal force against suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the past?

The available recent reporting shows multiple instances in which U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy forces have used potentially lethal force to stop suspected drug-smuggling vessels—most commonly by firi...

Dec 21, 2025
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What are documented cases of the US Navy firing on or sinking drug-smuggling vessels since the 1980s?

Since the 1980s the US military largely avoided treating maritime drug trafficking as a combat mission, leaving interdiction principally to the Coast Guard and law enforcement; only in 2025 did the US...

Dec 4, 2025

What is the US Coast Guard's relationship with the US Navy in international drug interdiction efforts?

The U.S. Coast Guard is the lead maritime law-enforcement service for counternarcotics at sea and routinely operates alongside the U.S. Navy in combined interdictions, frequently by placing Coast Guar...

Nov 12, 2025

Are the boats the government shooting down drug running

The central claim is that the U.S. government has been shooting down or striking vessels alleged to be , and some operations have resulted in deaths and seizures. Available reporting shows a mix of by...