The president’s administration has designated drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that another deadly strike was launched on a small cartel trafficking ship…
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U.S. Declares Armed Conflict with Drug Cartels
Pentagon notice to Congress outlines legal basis for military action against cartel groups in the Caribbean. President Trump has determined that the U.S. is engaged in an “armed…
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Pentagon Warns Venezuela After Two F-16 Jets Fly Over U.S. Navy Destroyer
Tensions have heightened in the Caribbean after the U.S. strike on a Venezuelan drug boat. The Pentagon denounced the fly-by of two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets over a…
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U.S. Destroys Venezuelan Drug Boat in Southern Caribbean
The U.S. is not bound by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. President Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. military carried out a…
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Treasury Department Sanctions 16 Entities for Time Share Fraud
The department said the entities send time share funds to Mexican drug cartels. The Department of the Treasury has sanctioned four Mexican nationals and 12 Mexican companies for…
Read MoreMexico Transfers 26 Suspected Cartel Leaders to U.S.
The Justice Department has agreed not to seek the death penalty. The United States and Mexico announced that the latter nation agreed to transfer 26 suspected drug cartel…
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Administration Doubles Bounty for Venezuelan Regime Leader to $50 Million
Officials say Maduro is using drug cartels to destabilize the U.S. The Departments of State and Justice announced an increase in their reward to $50 million for information…
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President Signs HALT Fentanyl Act
The legislation ends the “cat and mouse” for prosecutors and includes synthetics that mimic fentanyl in its enforcement. President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of…
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President Trump Announces Extended Deadline for 35 Percent Tariffs on Canada
He stated the higher-than-expected rate of 25 percent due to fentanyl trafficking. On Thursday, President Donald Trump unveiled a new proposed tariff rate against Canadian products, raising the…
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Border Patrol Discovers Smuggling Tunnel Under Construction in San Diego
The nearly 3,000-foot tunnel began in Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego recently discovered a sophisticated, cross-border drug smuggling tunnel extending over 1,000 feet into…
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