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Trump Admin Labels 21 Latin Cartels as Terror Groups | US News
The Trump administration is escalating its war on transnational crime by designating 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations — a move once reserved for political extremists but now weaponized against profit-driven cartels and gangs. From Sinaloa to Barrio 18, these networks control drug trafficking, extortion, and vital exports, while U.S. actions — including the arrest of Maduro and deadly maritime raids — spark regional ripple effects. Mexico bears the brunt with eight groups labeled, while controversial pardons like that of Honduran ex-president…
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