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A United Nations report concluded that US military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats, of which there have reportedly been at least 68, do not qualify as acts of self-defence and could amount to crimes against humanity. The report raises serious legal and human rights questions about the legality of the strikes carried out under the Trump administration's counter-narcotics operations. The findings add to mounting international scrutiny of US military actions in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, part of a broader campaign against drug cartels that has drawn criticism from human rights groups and some foreign governments. The report is likely to intensify debate over the legal justification for lethal strikes on vessels suspected of trafficking narcotics.