The U.S. Justice Department has unsealed a new indictment alleging “drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies” against Maduro, his wife and other defendants.
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Trump designates street fentanyl as WMD, escalating militarization of drug war
Trump has already declared the drug cartels terrorist organizations and ordered military strikes against suspected drug boats. Now he’s declaring fentanyl a WMD. Experts on street drugs and fentanyl are skeptical these moves will reduce the supply of fentanyl on America’s streets or reduce overdose deaths.
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In new assessment, Trump team ranks fentanyl as a top threat to U.S.
Drug deaths are declining but the Trump administration’s intelligence team has issued a new report describing street fentanyl as a top threat to the U.S.
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Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the U.S.
The unprecedented show of security cooperation comes as top Mexican officials are in Washington trying to head off the Trump administration’s threat of imposing 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports.
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Mexico warns the US not to ‘invade our sovereignty’ in fight against cartels
As the US officially designates six Mexican cartels as terrorist groups, Mexico’s president warns the United States against any violation of its territory.
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Trump wants to label drug cartels terrorist organizations. Here’s what that means in practice
The full implications of designating the cartels as terrorist organizations will depend, in large part, to how the administration follows through.
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The pipeline of deadly fentanyl into the U.S. may be drying up, experts say
Street fentanyl has long been viewed as unstoppable. Now many experts say the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid is suddenly drying up in many parts of the U.S. and fatal overdoses are dropping.
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U.S. authorities arrest top Sinaloa cartel leader and son of ‘El Chapo’
Ismael Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said.
