U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of drug trafficking have failed to curb the growth of global cocaine production and supply.
Sea-news.az reports citing “The Wall Street Journal” (WSJ), although the campaign launched in the autumn of 2025 led to the destruction of over 70 vessels, the deaths of nearly 240 individuals, and financial losses of $1.5 billion for criminal groups over the past 13 months, record amounts of cocaine continue to reach the U.S., Europe, and Australia daily.
Traffic from Colombia, which accounts for nearly 70% of global cocaine production, remains uninterrupted. Drug cartels have adapted to the U.S. strikes by increasingly shifting their transport methods to container ships, cargo vessels, and fishing boats.
