The president of the USA, Donald TrumpI would have signed a Secret order ordering the Pentagon to carry out direct military operations against drug trafficking cartels in Latin Americaas citing sources with knowledge of the decision.
If this measure is officially confirmed, the Most aggressive step of the Trump administration in its anti -drug and hemispheric security policy. The American newspaper indicates that the order provides a Legal basis for US armed forces to act unilaterally abroad without the need for the authorization of Congressunder the argument that these groups have been designated as terrorist organizations.
In Februarythe US leader declared how terrorist organizations to the six main Mexican cartels: The Sinaloa poster, the Jalisco Nueva Generación poster (CJNG), the Northeast poster, the Gulf Cartel, United Cartels and the New Mexican Family. Also to the Venezuelan band of Aragua and Salvadoreña Pandilla Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). He claimed that they represent “A direct threat to national security”.
In July, the list was added to the list Los Soles Cartelsupposedly directed by the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The reward for information that leads to your capture already amounts to 50 million dollars.
The sources, who have spoken with journalists in anonymity, affirm that the US high American military command would have already begun to elaborate plans on how to carry out these new actions. In this sense, it is evaluating whether a “Murder” that US forces would kill civilians or alleged criminals that will not represent an imminent threat, especially in operations not authorized by Congress.
The background of this possible military action is the TRMP fight against fentanyla synthetic opioid that, according to Washington, is mainly produced by Mexican cartels from imported chemicals from China. This drug has caused tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US in recent years.
Likewise, the Government has increased the number of undercover drones in Mexican territory With the aim of locating fentanyl laboratories. This program, which began under the mandate of Joe Biden, remains active, although, as he remembers The New York Times, These operations are not authorized to use lethal force.
The FBI asks to include suspected cartels and gangs in the terrorist surveillance list
For its part, They reveal that The FBI has asked the local police agencies to send the names of people linked to drug and gang cartels to the terrorist surveillance list of the US government, which allowed to significantly expand the inclusion of US citizens in that registry.
In an email dated May 9 and shared with agencies such as the National Sheriffs Association, the office requested information about individuals related to eight criminal organizations designated as foreign terrorist groups For the administration of Donald Trump, including the MS-13, the Aragua Train and the Sinaloa Cartel. Also urged to include data on family and relatives of these individuals.
The document was Obtained by Property of the Peoplean organization dedicated to transparency in national security issues. According to El Correo, the FBI threat detection center will lead a Initiative to evaluate which names should be added to the surveillance database.
The memorandum also indicates that they have joined 300,000 immigration records to the database of the National Criminal Information Centerwhich could increase terrorism alerts in routine traffic controls or police verifications.
