The U.S. Army is moving hundreds of soldiers to Latin America who are expected to train local troops and eventually carry out raids and operations targeting terrorist drug cartels. The deployments come as Mexico, one of the main hotspots for cartel violence, is one of the few countries still refusing to fully cooperate with the United States in the effort to eradicate the terrorist organizations.
The State Department announced visa restrictions on 27 individuals due to their actions undermining democratically elected governments.
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa fully aligned his administration with Washington’s aggressive strategy to dismantle transnational criminal organizations. This week, Noboa welcomed high-level U.S. support and reinforced warnings from the United States government that foreign drug-trafficking cartels will
Conservative President of Peru Keiko Fujimori on Thursday announced that her country will soon join the U.S.-led Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C), also known as the Shield of the Americas.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced that the United States has designated the Ecuadorian criminal gang Los Tiguerones as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
The U.S. Southern Command sank a “floating refueling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific.”
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) dealt another devastating blow to Western Hemisphere drug syndicates on Thursday, announcing that American naval forces intercepted and sank a floating refueling station operating in support of the violent Ecuadorian narco-terrorist organization Los Choneros. This is a continuation of President Donald Trump’s policy of destroying drug trafficking vessels that began just over one year ago.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that Colombia has officially joined the “Shield of the Americas” regional counter-cartel coalition.
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa met with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon to discuss the mutual fight against narco-terrorism.
The government of Costa Rica on Monday signed an agreement with the United States to receive illegal migrants from other countries deported by the U.S.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened its first office in Ecuador, the U.S. embassy in Quito announced on Wednesday.
Ecuador’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday announced that, with the help of the United States, Ecuadorian Armed Forces officials seized 1.9 tons of presumptively U.S.-bound suspected drugs at sea.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro criticized that his country was not included in President Donald Trump’s “Shield of the Americas” initiative.
The Chinese Communist Party, through its state media arms, complained on Monday that President Donald Trump was “playing games among small circles” by hosting a large group of Western Hemisphere leaders for a summit this weekend called Shield of the Americas.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is using her country’s non-intervention policy as a cover for the fact that Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia were not invited to President Donald Trump’s Shield of the Americas summit.
President Donald Trump rolled out a sweeping anti‑cartel doctrine Saturday, rallying a 17‑nation coalition behind a new hemispheric security pact that authorizes direct military action against cartel strongholds. The president’s speech highlighted the administration’s hard line, including the declaration that “the heart of our agreement is a commitment to using lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks.” Conspicuously absent from the conference was Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
President Donald Trump announced the establishment of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition alongside heads of state from the Western Hemisphere at the inaugural Shield of the Americas Summit at Trump National in Doral, Florida.
Twelve U.S.-allied Latin American heads of state will join President Donald Trump in Miami on Saturday at the upcoming “Shield of the Americas” Summit, a security initiative focused on stopping regional threats and foreign malign influence as part of President Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine.”
Ecuadoran military and police forces seized a cartel sub and clashed with gunmen in a swamp region of Ecuador. The raid came soon after the nation announced the start of joint operations with U.S. military forces aimed at stopping drug cartels in Latin American countries.
The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Tuesday it launched a military operation against narco-terrorists in Ecuador together with the Ecuadorian military.
Conservative President of Paraguay Santiago Peña on Thursday confirmed his participation at President Donald Trump’s upcoming “Shield of the Americas” Summit.
