drug cartels

US Declares 8 Drug Cartels, Criminal Gangs As ‘Global Terrorist’ Groups

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Washington, United States: The United States is designating Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and six other drug trafficking groups with Latin American roots as “global terrorist” organisations, according to a federal notice Wednesday. The move by President Donald Trump’s administration is the latest step in his intensifying crackdown on gang members in the … Read more

US Justice Department disbands teams investigating corruption, election interference

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The U.S. Department of Justice will refocus much of its staff and resources on the “total elimination” of drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations in the United States while disbanding units dedicated to prosecuting white-collar crime and kleptocrats and tracking foreign efforts to influence U.S. elections. The change, announced in a set of memos issued … Read more