The strike killed eleven individuals on the ship. These groups move huge amounts of cocaine, bringing in millions of dollars in illegal drug money. They have become a major money launderer and financier," Townsend said, "making sure that drug money gets to terrorist groups in the Middle East. Maduro calls American strikes of aggression meant to alter the government, saying that the naval deployments and strikes are unwarranted provocations. It was a loud, flaming reminder that no player's movements go unnoticed on the delicate chessboard of Caribbean security.