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Fishermen and seamen are being urged to stay close to the shore amid fears of being bombed by the United States military, which continues its anti-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea.
The warning follows the deaths of two local fishermen, Richie Samaroo and Chad “Charpo” Joseph, who were among six people reportedly killed when the US bombed a small vessel it claimed was carrying narcotics in international waters earlier this week.
Speaking to Guardian Media yesterday, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea corporate secretary, Gary Aboud, said the men were most likely transporting food or livestock for sale or transhipment. He condemned Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her Government for previously supporting US missile strikes on suspected drug vessels.
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