Argentina Designates 5 Latin American Criminal and Guerrilla Groups as Terrorist Organizations
- Argentina designated five Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organizations, including Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel.
- The designations were published by President Javier Milei’s government and align Argentina with United States security policies.
- The listed groups include Mexico’s Nueva Familia Michoacana, Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones, and Colombia’s ELN and FARC-EP.
- Milei’s office said the groups were linked to drug trafficking and organized crime, while describing the Sinaloa cartel as involved in kidnapping for ransom.
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Independent EspañolBUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina declared five Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organizations — including the Mexican Cartel of Sinaloa — in line with U.S. security policy, its biggest ally in...
The Argentine government of President Javier Milei declared on Thursday terrorist organizations to the Sinaloa Cartel of Mexico, and to the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and National Liberation Army (ELN).
The President's Office issued a communiqué signed by Milei in which it advanced the measure to designate such terrorist organizations.
They attributed drug trafficking, smuggling and kidnapping activities to him, and ordered his incorporation into the public register of entities linked to terrorist acts and their financing.
Winnipeg Free Press
Argentina designates 5 Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organizations
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has designated five Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups, including Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, as terrorist organizations, aligning itself with the security policies of the United States, a close ally.
The measure also reaches ELN, La Nueva Familia Michoacana and Los Tiguerones, which were incorporated into the Public Registry of Persons and Entities Related to Terrorism. The Government reported that the decision was coordinated between Foreign Ministry, Security, Justice and SIDE in the context of the fight against transnational organized crime.
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