US EditionTrump orders military action against Latin American drug cartels: NYT
LATIN AMERICA, AUG 8 – The Pentagon is directed to combat cartels labeled as terrorists, focusing on fentanyl trafficking linked to U.S. opioid addiction, with potential military deployment on land and sea.
- President Donald Trump has authorized military action against drug cartels in Latin America, a move reported by the New York Times on Friday.
- This move follows earlier designations of cartels as terrorist groups and rising concerns about opioid trafficking and cartel violence in Mexico and Venezuela.
- U.S. military officials have begun drafting options for operations against the cartels involving land and sea deployments, while Mexico strongly rejected any military intervention on its soil.
- A White House spokesperson emphasized that safeguarding the homeland remains President Trump’s highest priority, while Attorney General Pam Bondi increased the reward to $50 million for information leading to the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
- The directive signals an intensified campaign against cartels but raises legal and sovereignty issues, as Mexico insists on respecting its territory and denies U.S. troop presence within its borders.
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Trump directs military to target foreign drug cartels - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that his administration has deemed terrorist organizations, according to people familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump secretly instructed the Pentagon to begin using military force against the eight drug cartels, which his government classified as terrorist organizations last February. According to reports obtained by The New York Times, U.S. military officials are already outlining options on how they could pursue cartels, despite the fact that even the Republican administration does not seem to have clear legal consequences or diplomati…
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