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Trump Admin Targets Cartels with Military Strikes | Salt Lake City News
The Trump administration is hitting drug cartels with a full-force crackdown, launching major arrests in Puerto Rico and Ecuador while U.S. military strikes resume at sea—targeting boats linked to cocaine and fentanyl trafficking. In Puerto Rico, 81 members of the Los Bajadeo cartel face charges for moving tons of drugs since 2021, while in Ecuador, joint forces nabbed 26 suspects from two powerful gangs, seizing a ton of cocaine, cash, guns, and even an airplane. With military strikes now targeting suspected traffickers in the Pacific and Caribbean, officials say this coordinated…
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