Rep. Roy introduces bill to designate Mexican cartels foreign terrorist organizations

Rep. Chip Roy Calls For Mexican Cartels to be Labeled as 'Foreign Terrorist Organizations'

Texas Congressman introduces bill to label cartels as terrorists

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas has introduced legislation to designate Mexican drug cartels operating at the southern border as "foreign terrorist organizations."

Lawmakers introduce bill to designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

Mexican authorities have arrested five people in connection with the kidnapping of four Americans. The news comes after suspected drug cartel members turned over the group with a hand-written apology for the abduction and deaths of two of the victims.

Rep. Chip Roy introduces bill to designate Mexican cartels 'foreign terrorist organizations'

The bill, called the Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act, seeks to label the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist organizations.

Rep. Roy introduces bill to designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is reintroducing legislation that would designate multiple Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, as pressure grows on Mexico.

A Renewed Push to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations

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