Rubio says US will work with allies on drug-trafficking as three killed in latest boat strike

Marco Rubio outside the US embassy in Quito on Wednesday. Marco Rubio outside the US embassy in Quito on Wednesday. Marco Rubio Rubio says US will work with allies to stop drug-trafficking as three killed in latest boat strike Rubio visits Ecuador and welcomes cooperation after campaign of unilateral strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorists’

Prefer the Guardian on Google US secretary of state Marco Rubio gave new clarity on the approach toward combating drug trafficking in Latin American waters, saying the Trump administration was focused on working with allied countries and aligning with their laws but insisting the military will “still blow up ships if need be.”

The public acknowledgment of a shift in US strategy comes a year after Washington began a campaign of unilateral deadly strikes against those it calls “narco-terrorists” operating boats in international waters.