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Colombia: 45 Soldiers Kidnapped by Marxist FARC Terror Group

The Colombian Army announced on Sunday that 45 military officials were kidnapped during a security operation in a known drug trafficking route in the Department (state) of Cauca. The kidnappers were over 600 individuals from communities “in collusion” with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Marxist terrorist group.

Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez (C) gives instructions to soldiers during his vis

Trump Orders U.S. Military Strike on Drug Boat, Killing 11 Tren de Aragua Terrorists in Warning to Traffickers

On direct orders from President Donald Trump, U.S. military forces launched a precision strike on a drug-laden vessel in international waters, killing 11 Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists en route to the United States. Trump declared the operation a clear warning to traffickers that those who smuggle poison toward American shores will face swift and lethal consequences.

Trump Strikes TdA Drug Trafficking Boat (Department of Defense Video Screenshot)

Watch: Drug Cartel Debate Ends in Brutal Senate Brawl in Mexico

A violent brawl broke up at the Mexican Senate on Wednesday between Senator Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, head of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party following a heated debate over alleged “treasonous” calls from the opposition for the United States to take military action against drug cartels in the country.

Senator Alejandro Moreno (L) of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) scuffles with

France Reinforces Anti-Drug Military Operations in Caribbean

The government of France announced a substantial investment in law enforcement and military activities in the Caribbean on Sunday, including the deployment of two nautical brigades and a slew of surveillance drones and radar resources, to fight an explosion in drug trafficking in the region.

French Navy Marine commandos take part in an exercise aboad an Etraco inflatable boat laun