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The US now considers these cartels and gangs terrorist groups. Here’s what to know about them

The US has officially designated Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and six Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, following an order from President Donald Trump.
The gangs and cartels named include Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Cartel de Sinaloa, and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, recognized for their violent and extensive drug trafficking operations.
The designation allows for more aggressive action against these groups and aims to combat the growing influence and criminal activities of these organizations in the US and Latin America.
Former US Attorney General Merrick Garland claimed that the Sinaloa Cartel operates the largest and most violent fentanyl trafficking operation in the world.

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The US now considers these cartels and gangs terrorist groups. Here’s what to know about them

Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and the Sinaloa cartel are among the two gangs and six drug cartels the US has officially designated as foreign terrorist organizations, fulfilling a long-standing goal from Donald Trump’s first term in office.

13 hours ago·Atlanta, United States

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State Dept. Designates International Cartels, Gangs as Terrorist Organizations

"The intent of designating these cartels and transnational organizations as terrorists is to protect our nation, the American people, and our hemisphere."

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US Designates Latin American Cartels, Criminal Groups as Foreign Terrorists

The State Department has designated eight Latin America-based criminal groups as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations, the agency said in a pair of Federal Register notices released this week. The designations, which took effect Feb. 6, target...

12 hours ago

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Aristegui Noticias

What are the Mexican cartels designated as terrorist groups?

In Mexico, for decades, these drug cartels have generated violence and have networks that expand to the United States, Central America, South America and Europe, as well as criminal cells dedicated to other crimes such as human trafficking, kidnapping and extortion.

22 hours ago·Mexico City, Mexico

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U.S. designates eight international cartels as terrorist organizations

The U.S. Department of State, through Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announced the designation of eight cartels and transnational organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (FTO) and specially designated global terrorists (SDGT). This measure, backed by Executive Order 14157 of President Donald Trump, seeks to strengthen actions against these groups, because they pose a threat to U.S. national security and the stability of the Western Hem…

2 days ago

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Voice of America - Spanish

U.S. Designates International Criminal Gangs as Terrorist Organizations within the Plan Against Drug Trafficking

In a measure that seeks to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, the U.S. State Department called foreign criminal gangs “terrorist organizations.” Gustavo Cherquis reports from the Voice of America in Washington, DC.

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