The operation was one of several that resulted in the Coast Guard seizing more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine from ships in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.

Kerry Sheltra, 57, took a plea deal on Tuesday in Middletown Superior Court, pleading no contest to one count of second-degree manslaughter, according to court records. He remains free on $50,000 bond and is expected to face sentencing on Jan. 21.

The 63-year-old man may have suffered a medical emergency or lost his footing while docking, Arkansas authorities said.

President Donald Trump said U.S. military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved more than 100,000 lives because the maneuvers thwarted drug smuggling.

PolitiFact's Lou Jacobson examines claims from President Donald Trump that U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats are saving American lives.