Reference News Network, November 12 report. According to the UK's Daily Telegraph website on November 11, the UK has stopped sharing intelligence related to drug trafficking in the Caribbean with the US, a move that could lead to new rifts with Donald Trump.
The report cited CNN news that the Labour government has experienced a major rupture in its relationship with its closest ally, reportedly suspending intelligence briefings because it does not want to become an accomplice to the US' strikes against suspected drug trafficking vessels in Latin America.
According to sources, the suspension of intelligence sharing took effect in September. Soon after, the US began launching deadly attacks on suspected vessels transporting drugs from Latin America to the US mainland.
British officials are said to be concerned that the US might use the intelligence they provided to identify targets for attacks, and they fear this could violate international law.
UK Attorney General Richard Hermer is likely to have participated in the government's decision-making.
Britain had been reporting to the US Coast Guard about vessels suspected of transporting drugs for a long time.
According to sources, the British government is said to agree with the view of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, who said last month that such attacks amount to "extrajudicial killings." (Translated by Yang Xinpeng)
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