General Francis L. Donovan isn't pulling any punches in the Eastern Pacific. The top U.S. commander in Latin America confirmed another lethal kinetic strike on a suspected drug boat this Friday. According to The Guardian, the death toll in this months-long campaign has now surged past 200 people.

The military released the footage in full, vivid color for the first time. It shows a vessel, allegedly operated by “designated terrorist organizations,” being reduced to burning debris in the water. One man died in the latest blast; two others were left bobbing in the waves waiting for a Coast Guard rescue that may or may not arrive.

Southern Command is using the same language every time: the boats are “engaged in narco-trafficking.” On the same day as the strike, Gen. Donovan was seen meeting with Cuban military leaders near Guantánamo Bay. It is a strange dance of diplomacy and destruction played out across the Caribbean Sea.

So far, the U.S. has seized over 1,153 kg of cocaine in these operations. The tactics are a mix of interceptions, arrests, and the kind of high-speed violence that looks better on social media than in a courtroom. The military calls it a success. The human rights groups call it a disaster.

For the people on the boats, the end is quick and fiery. There are no warnings, only a strike from the sky that turns a smuggling run into a funeral pyre. As the body count climbs towards 300, the Pacific is becoming a graveyard for the men who thought they could outrun the drones. The war on drugs has found its new, high-definition rhythm.