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On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that started a process by which international organized crime cartels would be designated as “foreign terrorist organizations” or “specially designated global terrorists.”
Designating Cartels as Terrorists Will Have Huge Consequences, Analysts Say
Ioan Grillo, a Mexico-based journalist and expert on cartels, said the designation would give the U.S. more power to go after cartels’ money and gun suppliers.
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The Drug Enforcement Agency’s Rocky Mountain Division executes a search warrant and arrests 50 suspected members of Tren de Aragua in Denver on Jan. 26, 2025. Courtesy of DEA Rocky Mountain Division
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