UK stops intelligence sharing with US on drug trafficking vessels
Sources familiar with the matter said the decision, which took effect over a month ago, was driven by concerns among British officials that recent lethal U.S. military actions against suspected smuggling boats violate international law.
London is said to fear that continuing to share intelligence could make the UK complicit in those operations.
The U.S. strikes form part of the Trump administration’s counter-narcotics initiative, which began in the Caribbean and expanded to the Eastern Pacific starting in September. President Donald Trump signed an executive order classifying drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations on his first day in office.
Since the launch of the campaign, at least 19 attacks have reportedly taken place, resulting in around 75 deaths.
According to reports, neither the British Embassy in Washington nor U.S. government institutions—including the Pentagon and the White House—responded to requests for comment on the issue.
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