Trump Seeks To Designate Mexican Drug Cartels As Terrorist Organizations

December 02 2019

USA

President Trump has announced plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, reports BBC News.

Trump announced the move on Nov. 26 during a radio interview, reported the Washington Post.

The president indicated that U.S. military assistance had been offered to Mexico to help combat the cartels.

The move would make it illegal for American citizens to knowingly provide support to the designated organizations. Cartel members would be banned from entering...

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