US designates 2 new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
Marco Rubio said the groups pose a threat to U.S. security, and the move expands Washington’s list to eight Mexican cartels.
- On Thursday, The Federal Register published the designation of the Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations, citing threats to United States national security and economic interests.
- President Donald Trump began extending the terrorist label to Latin American cartels in February 2025 to allow United States authorities to take more aggressive action against the groups.
- The Juarez Cartel operates near Ciudad and Texas, controlling a key border crossing point, while Los Viagras emerged from Michoacan following an armed uprising in 2013 and 2014.
- Indicted in the District of Columbia for drug conspiracy, Los Viagras leader Nicolás Sierra Santana faces a $5 million reward offer from The State Department for his capture.
- According to Mexican analyst David Saucedo, the designation enables decisive action along the border, intensifying pressure on Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum over United States operations and cartel-linked official indictments.
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The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, highlighted the decision of the Donald Trump administration to designate the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations, a measure announced by the State Department. Through a message posted on social media, Ronald Johnson stated that the U.S. government remains committed to “dismantling narco-terrorist organizations and all the networks that sustain them,” as part of Donald Tr…
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Le Journal de MontrealThe United States has designated two Mexican drug cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations", said Marco Rubio on Thursday.
US Designates Juárez Cartel And Los Viagras As Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Tampa Free Press
The United States Department of State officially designated the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) on Thursday. According to a State Department release, both groups are classified as violent narco-terrorist organizations responsible for numerous attacks targeting American citizens, Mexican security forces, and civilians. Among these […] US Designates Juárez C…
The U.S. Treasury Department named the Mexican cartels in Juárez and Los Viagras on Thursday as foreign and global terrorist organizations. This is the second batch of narco-groups that the Donald Trump administration points to as articulators against the security of their country. At the beginning of his second term in office in the White House, the president has already designated as terrorist groups the Sinaloa cartels and the Jalisco Nueva G…
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