The New York Times reported in August that President Trump signed a secret directive for the Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels. The U.S. military on September 2 struck a speedboat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing 11 people purportedly associated with Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. Trump reported two additional strikes on cartel boats this month. In this episode, we talk to Ilan Katz, a criminal defense attorney based in Mexico City. He shares his thoughts on what we've been seeing in the Atlantic Ocean as the Trump administration attempts to stop the drug cartel boats that are exporting drugs into the United States with military strikes
