US declares Mexican cartels terrorist organizations, Musk floats drone strikes
The State Department has declared several Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk floating the idea of drone strikes
Are Mexican Drug Cartels Like Terrorists?
Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explore designating major cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations.” Early this month, Rubio moved to designate six Mexican cartels and two other groups as FTOs.
Mexico Warms Up to Trump’s War on Drug Cartels
The Mexican Senate has approved the deployment of U.S. Army Green Berets into the country to target drug cartels in a move to appease President Trump, who has moved swiftly to shut down the border and crack down on drug smuggling.
Drone flights and terrorist labels could signal coming U.S. strikes on Mexican cartels
In recent days, the Trump administration has ramped up CIA surveillance drone flights over Mexico, formally designated drug cartels as “foreign terrorist” groups and floated the possibility of deploying troops there to fight organized crime.
Mexico's president warns U.S. against invading to fight cartels
President Claudia Sheinbaum also said Mexico will expand its legal action against U.S. gun manufacturers following the decision to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
Mexico's president vows to protect national sovereignty after US cartel terrorist designation
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday she will propose a constitutional reform aimed at further protecting Mexico's national sovereignty, after the U.S. designated various Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Trump State Department declares Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
The Trump administration designated eight dangerous gangs and cartels, including Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations.
U.S. designates Mexican cartels, Tren de Aragua and others as foreign terrorist organizations
The designation opens the door for possible financial sanctions against the groups and those who are linked to them.
US declares Tren de Aragua, other cartels are global terrorist organizations
The United States on Wednesday designated Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and other drug cartels as global terrorist organizations, according to a Federal Register notice, a move that comes as President Donald Trump steps up immigration enforcement against alleged gang members in the U.
CIA flying covert drone missions into Mexico to spy on drug cartels
The CIA under President Donald Trump has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, current ...
War on Drug Cartels Ramps Up at America's Blue Border
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman told Newsweek New Mexico needs "a strong community response" to drug crisis.
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Green Berets and Reaper Drones: Trump’s Shadow War in Mexico
The U.S. military’s growing footprint south of the border is making the outbreak of violence—and the deployment of more ...
U.S. official says drone flights over Mexico may signal future strikes
WASHINGTON — In recent days, the Trump administration has ramped up CIA surveillance drone flights over Mexico, formally ...
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The New War on Drugs
VANDA FELBAB-BROWN is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Initiative on Nonstate Actors at the Brookings Institution. She ...
Feds likely eyeing 'cover-ups' to bust Mexican cartels along border: former DEA agent
The U.S. Drug and Enforcement Agency could hire informants to reveal where Mexican drug cartel tunnel "cover-ups" are located ...
Mexican drug cartels using bogus storefronts to hide underground drug tunnel exits on US side of border: feds
The smugglers have stepped up their efforts in the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking at the southern border.
Donald Trump sent seven-word warning from cartel as drug gangs designated terrorists
The US administration has taken the unusual step of officially designating eight drug cartels in Latin America as terrorist ...
In CPAC remarks, White House national security adviser pledges crackdown on Mexican cartels
Speakers hail Trump administration’s first month in office, with dozens of executive orders that have proposed sweeping ...
How Trump’s war on cartel cash can stop fentanyl enablers — and save American lives
China and the Mexican cartels are not trying to create drug addicts — they [are] trying and succeeding at killing off our ...