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Drug Cartels

Trump signals possible US strikes against Mexican drug cartels

US President Donald Trump indicated on Monday that the United States might expand its military strikes against Latin American drug cartels to include Mexico. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he had been in discussions with Mexican authorities and emphasized the scale of the drug crisis in the US, citing “hundreds of thousands” of deaths from substances like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, and fentanyl.

18 Nov 2025-13:10
US offers $16.9M reward for arrest of United Cartels leader

On Thursday, the United States announced a reward of up to $10 million for information that leads to the arrest of Juan Jose Farias Alvarez, the leader of the Mexican drug trafficking organization Carteles Unidos.

14 Aug 2025-23:19
US deploys military forces to Southern Caribbean to target drug cartels

The United States is sending air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

14 Aug 2025-14:43
Mexico rejects reports of U.S. military action against drug cartels

Mexico firmly dismissed reports that the United States plans to deploy military forces on Mexican soil to combat drug cartels.

09 Aug 2025-12:14
Trump directs Pentagon to target foreign drug cartels

U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to target Latin American drug cartels with military action, U.S. media reported on Friday, following Washington's designation of several narcotics trafficking groups as "terrorist" organizations earlier this year.

08 Aug 2025-21:43