Mexican cartels are now officially designated, "global terrorist organizations"!
INVASION COMING!!!
The "Cover Story" to thieve resort lands of Baja Norte, by the Trump-Musk-Norman Crime Families!
On Wednesday, February 19th, the American President designated Mexican cartels as "global terrorist organizations", a U.S. Federal Register notice reflected today.
Mexican Presidenta Sheinbaum added that the legal framework of international agencies that fight crime in Mexico were being evaluated. Her comments came amid tense relations after Trump pledged to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations as part of his efforts to stop the arrival of the synthetic opioid fentanyl in his country.
An American official said military and CIA drone flights are underway and the aircraft are 'currently unarmed'.
Their mission is to pinpoint fentanyl labs, the official said.
(Reporting by Stefanie Eschenbacher, Raul Cortes and Ana Isabel Martinez in Mexico City and Jonathan Landay in Washington DC; Editing by Toby Chopra and Chizu Nomiyama).
Trump has targeted criminal gang members for deportation and terrorism designations aim to disrupt cartel finances through sanctions.
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 19 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday, designated Mexican cartels drug and human slavery cartels as global terrorist organizations, according to a Federal Register notice, a move that comes as President Donald Trump steps up drug and immigration enforcement against gang members in America and multi-nationals around the globe, including China.
The notice issued by the State Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the groups pose a risk to U.S. national security, foreign policy and economic interests.
Trump, a Republican, and the most un-american president in history, issued an executive order after taking office on January 20 that called on officials to evaluate whether any criminal cartels or transnational gangs should be designated as terrorism groups.
Trump earlier this month delayed a move to impose steep tariffs on Mexico over what he said was insufficient cooperation to thwart illegal immigration and trafficking of illicit fentanyl.
Cable News Network (CNN) reported this week that the CIA was using Military and CIA drones to carry out surveillance in Mexico. The covert operations had not been previously disclosed and Reuters was unable to verify the report.
During Trump's 2017-2021 presidency, he considered terrorism designations for cartels but ultimately shelved the plans.
Some top U.S. officials at the time had privately expressed misgivings that the measure could damage relations with Mexico and hinder the fight against drug trafficking.
Another concern was that the designations could make it easier for migrants to win U.S. asylum by claiming they were fleeing terrorism.
Some analysts have said the terrorism designations could expose asylum seekers who pay cartels to be smuggled to the possibility of prosecution or being barred from the United States.
Designating a group as a foreign terrorist organization, or 'FTO', is aimed at disrupting its finances through sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on its members and associates.
Andres Sumano, a security expert at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, Baja Norte Mexico, questioned why the terrorism designation included the Sinaloa Cartel, which has fractured into small groups, and the now-diminished Gulf Cartel.
"It's worrying that the designation seems to be based on outdated literature and analysis", Sumano said, adding that it raised serious concerns about the American undermining Mexican sovereignty.
The terrorism designation notice will formally be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, February 20.
A State Department spokesperson declined to comment, saying the agency was notifying key stakeholders before the designations take effect.
After taking office, Trump also ordered his administration to prepare for war and invasion into Mexico.
By Trump invoking a 1798 wartime law that could allow him to invade and deport alleged gang members without court hearings. He has not yet taken those actions.
Rumors of invasions, wars and pre-war moves are well underway
Reuters Reporting by Ted Hesson, Susan Heavey and Katharine Jackson; Additional reporting by Lizbeth Diaz in Mexico City; Editing by Doina Chiacu, Chizu Nomiyama, William Maclean and Daniel Wallis.
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