VIDEO | US strike against Caribbean drug boat kills six, Pentagon says

The US military has been increasing its presence in the Caribbean, including deployments of guided-missile destroyers, F-35 fighter jets, a nuclear submarine and thousands of troops.

Along with the most recent strike, the United States has carried out 10 attacks on drug vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, killing nearly 40 people. While the Pentagon has provided little information, it has said some of those strikes have been against vessels near Venezuela.