US authorities have said recent missile strikes against alleged drug vessels target cartels, but that's not an accurate characterization.

Through the green haze of a drone’s camera, a fiberglass skiff skims across black water before erupting in fire. The Trump administration portrays the

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The videos of carnage on the open seas have, by now, become almost routine: A small, fast-moving boat skips along the waves. Seconds later, it erupts into a ball of flame after munitions flying too quickly to be seen on camera strike their target.

The French navy opened fire on a go-fast boat in the Atlantic to immobilise it, arrest its crew and seize 2.4 tonnes of cocaine on board worth $150 million, authorities said on Tuesday. The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com.