Tag: drug cartels
Four killed in latest US strike on alleged drug vessel near Venezuela
US forces have killed four people in an attack on a boat off the coast of Venezuela that…
US carries out new strike against alleged drug vessel near Venezuela
By Idrees Ali and Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States killed four people in a strike against a…
4 killed in U.S. military strike on ‘narco-trafficking vessel’
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- War Department Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. military had sunk a "narco-trafficking" vessel…
Trump declares ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels
President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is engaged in "armed conflict" with drug cartels, his…
Exclusive-US scraps Justice Department task force that took on cartels, documents show
By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is closing a task force that took on drug…
Trump determines US is at war with drug cartels, document to Congress says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has determined the United States is engaged in…
Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now…
White House not ruling out strikes inside Venezuela
The Trump administration isn’t ruling out launching military strikes inside Venezuela as it continues its campaign against drug…
Boat strikes, warships and Venezuela rhetoric raise questions about Trump’s goals
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela,…
Dominican Republic says it seized 1,000kg of cocaine from boat US bombed
Dominican Republic forces have seized hundreds of cocaine packages from a speedboat that was targeted and destroyed by…
Colombia halts US arms purchases as row over drug fight delisting escalates
Colombia has halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, over Washington’s claim that the…
Colombia halts US arms purchases in row over drug fight delisting
Colombia on Tuesday halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, after Washington decertified the…