New York Times reporters spent two days with the Coast Guard’s drug interdiction teams to see how they stop suspected drug smuggling boats and seize narcotics using nonlethal tactics.

The military has released 21 video clips of U.S. attacks on vessels it says are trafficking drugs. But they tell only part of the story.

The military has released 21 video clips of U.S. attacks on vessels it says are trafficking drugs. But they tell only part of the story.