Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels
The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.
The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is marked on 26 June every year to strengthen action and cooperation.
How is the U.S. administration furthering its national security agenda in the Americas?
A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.”
Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare options for the possible use of U.S. military force against drug cartels designated as terrorist...
President Trump has long called for escalating the U.S. drug war against Mexican cartels and wants tougher penalties for dealers selling...
At least 61 people have been killed in 14 U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September.
Mexican law enforcement have struggled to curb drug-related violence between criminal organizations and government forces.
Since taking office on June 30, 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has carried out a “war on drugs” that has led to the deaths of over 12000...
In June 2016, then-President Rodrigo Duterte launched a brutal campaign against drugs in the Philippines. Thousands of people, the vast majority from poor and...