The identity of four men from Venezuela killed by U.S. military attacks under the suspicion that they are drug traffickers: a fisherman, a bus driver, a former military cadet, and a petty criminal.

In the last two months, four men from Venezuela have been killed in attacks by the American military, which claims they were operating drug trafficking boats. Among the victims are a fisherman, a career criminal, a former military cadet, and a bus driver, all hailing from coastal cities, writes the British newspaper Independent. Although the Trump administration considers them narco-terrorists, locals claim that most were workers trying to survive in difficult economic conditions.

The attacks have led to the deaths of over 60 people since September, and the families of the victims complain about the lack of information and the fact that they have not had a fair trial. The Venezuelan government has condemned the attacks, calling them extrajudicial executions, and has denied the existence of traffickers in the country. The U.S., on the other hand, continues to justify the attacks, claiming they have saved American lives. The victims, including Robert Sánchez, a fisherman, and Luis 'Che' Martínez, a small-time mobster, were involved in smuggling activities for financial reasons, acquaintances claim, in the context of the economy devastated by the crisis in Venezuela.