On Wednesday, President Donald Trump followed his promise to designate many violent cartel gangs as global terrorist organizations.
official statement It was created by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and named nine gangs and cartel organizations designated as terrorist groups.
Police described the scene as “bloody” and determined that the attacker killed the teen because he had disrespected the gang on social media.
The list included the infamous Tren de Aragua gang who made headlines in the US after many criminal acts were attributed to the group. The gang reportedly took over an apartment in Aurora, Colorado, and later took over a denunciated hotel in El Paso, Texas.
The list also includes Venezuelan gangster Malasal Battlecha, known as the MS-13, which has been linked to the horrifying US killer since 2017. yoke. Police described the scene as “bloody” and determined that the attacker killed the teenager because he disrespected the gang on social media.
Cartel de Cinaloa, Cartel de Giarizo Nueva Generació, Cartel Unidos, Cartel do Norste, Cartel del Golfo and La Nueva Familia Michoacana concluded the list of terrorist groups.
The order makes it illegal for anyone in the United States to provide “material support” to terrorist groups, including financial services, accommodation, transportation and identification.
Mexican President Claudia Sinbaum Opposition To the US Condemnation The Mexican government has supported the drug cartel and threatened to expand lawsuits against US gun manufacturers if Trump follows his fear designation threat.
“If they declare these criminal groups as terrorists, we must expand our U.S. lawsuits,” Sinbaum previously said.
“We are defiantly rejecting the White House's slander that the Mexican government has created about its alliance with criminal organizations,” she added on social media. “If such alliances are everywhere, it's at gun shops in the US that sell powerful weapons to these criminal groups.”
The escalation of tensions is likely to exacerbate negotiations over tariffs Trump threatened to threaten Mexican imports. Sheinbaum warned that Mexico is likely to respond with retaliatory tariffs that will raise prices and costs in both countries.
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