US Adds Mexican Cartels, Colombian and Ecuadorian Armed Groups to Terrorist Registry

The US government has designated two Mexican cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel, along with armed groups from Colombia and Ecuador, as terrorist organizations. This marks a significant escalation in the classification of drug cartels as terrorist entities, potentially enabling broader counterterrorism authorities. The move signals a shift in US policy toward treating transnational criminal organizations as national security threats, with implications for regional security cooperation and financial sanctions.

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