US military to move survivors of strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean to nearby countries

<p>Releasing them from US custody evades thorny legal issues regarding military detention of suspected drug smugglers</p><p>The Trump administration is moving to send the two survivors of Thursday’s strike in the Caribbean overseas rather than seek long-term military detention for them, four US officials and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday.</p><p>The source, who like the US officials spoke on condition of anonymity, said the survivors were being sent to Colombia and Ecuador.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/us-military-strike-survivors">Continue reading...</a>