US EditionUS to Declare 'Cartel de los Soles' a Terrorist Organization
The US designated Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist group to enable sanctions and cut off funding amid increased military operations in the Caribbean, killing 83 in strikes.
- On 14 November, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the Cartel de los Soles will be considered a Foreign Terrorist Organization from that date, the US State Department said.
- The administration said it aims to curb drug‑trafficking and pressure Maduro after the Trump administration raised a $50m reward in August, alleging Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was a leading 'narco‑trafficker'.
- Since September, the US has conducted maritime strikes off Venezuela and Colombia, while the October deployment of USS Gerald Ford led the largest US military deployment to the Caribbean in decades.
- The FTO label criminalises support for the group and broadens enforcement tools, making material support illegal and effectively branding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a terrorist, which he denies.
- Past US practice of designating cartels as terrorist groups provides precedent, though the US has not publicly released evidence linking Maduro and speculation grows about potential US strikes inside Venezuela.
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Venezuela: US Ploy Designating Non-Existent Cartel as Terrorist Organization Seeks to Justify Military Intervention
On Monday, the Venezuelan government condemned the designation of the so-called Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist group by the United States government, reiterating that it does not exist. In a statement, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry asserted that the Trump administration is repeating a “vile lie” and a “ridiculous ploy” to justify an “illegitimate and illegal” intervention in Venezuela, “under the classic US regime change model.” “It is foo…
US to designate Venezuela's 'Cartel de los Soles' as foreign terrorist organisation
According to the State Department, the cartel is led by Maduro and other high-ranking officials of what Washington calls the "illegitimate Maduro regime." US officials say the group has deeply infiltrated and corrupted Venezuela's military, intelligence, legislature and judiciary structures, while providing support to violent criminal organisations across the region.
US to designate Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as terrorist group
The United States will designate Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
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