Tag: cartels

Designating Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Groups Might Be Counterproductive: Max Abrahms

Designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations in a bid to solve the narcotics trafficking crisis at the southern border might be counterproductive, according to Max Abrahms, a foreign policy expert specialized in counterterrorism. “The truth is, counterterrorism is often ineffective and can even be counterproductive,” Mr. Abrahms, who teaches political science at Northeastern University…


IN-DEPTH: Cartels Stand to Win Big When Title 42 Ends, Immigration Experts Say

Immigration experts say that the impending end of Title 42 immigration enforcement will serve to benefit cartel drug and child trafficking operations at the expense of Americans. Lora Ries, a veteran of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the Epoch Times that the coming influx of illegal immigrants will strip critical tools from Border…


House Oversight Hearing on How Chinese Money Laundering Organizations Enrich the Cartels

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on China in Our Backyard: How Chinese Money Laundering Organizations Enrich the Cartels at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 26. …


Deep Dive: The Brutal War Between Mexico’s Drug Cartels

The war between Mexico’s drug cartels has reached new heights as older major cartels have fragmented, increasing competition between the splinter groups and leading to more grisly acts of violence, even against Americans. The most recent example of the brutality by Mexican drug cartels against U.S. citizens is that of the four kidnapped Americans in…


Drone Strikes on Fentanyl Plants in Mexico ‘Pretty Good Idea,’ Says Texas Congressman

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) has joined a growing number of legislators calling for military action against Mexican cartels due to the growing fentanyl crisis in the United States. Hunt was asked if, because of his military background, he believes that the United States should use its military against the cartels in Mexico. The Texas Republican…


CCP Doing Nothing to Stop Drug-Precursor Sales to the US

Commentary Roughly 90 percent of fentanyl deaths in the United States can be traced back to China, with Mexican drug cartels turning Chinese precursor materials into finished products. However, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is doing nothing to stop the sale of Chinese chemicals to the cartels. “At the very top of this lethal food…


PREMIERING NOW: Sheriff Reveals How Cartels Have Taken Over Rural California | Jeremiah LaRue

“If you see the pictures, if you see the video, it looks like a third-world country. The crime is off the charts. We have people getting murdered at marijuana grows.” My guest is Jeremiah LaRue, sheriff of Siskiyou County. In a previous episode, we covered how cartels are taking over land in his county and…


Sheriff Reveals How Cartels Have Taken Over Rural California | Jeremiah LaRue

“If you see the pictures, if you see the video, it looks like a third-world country. The crime is off the charts. We have people getting murdered at marijuana grows.” My guest is Jeremiah LaRue, sheriff of Siskiyou County. In a previous episode, we covered how cartels are taking over land in his county and…


[PREMIERING at 8:30 PM ET] Sheriff Reveals How Cartels Have Taken Over Rural California | Jeremiah LaRue

“If you see the pictures, if you see the video, it looks like a third-world country. The crime is off the charts. We have people getting murdered at marijuana grows.” My guest is Jeremiah LaRue, sheriff of Siskiyou County. In a previous episode, we covered how cartels are taking over land in his county and…


Mexican President Threatens Republicans Calling for US Military to Target Drug Cartels

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has threatened to start a public “information campaign” in the United States against Republican lawmakers after several have called on the U.S. military to target drug cartels south of the border. “I would just like to tell them either they change their treatment of Mexico or from today we…