We are finally taking action against drug cartels on the outside. But this admin also has a chance to continue the work of Gary Webb and others in pursuing the US government links to drug cartels, here on the inside. https://t.co/BVdpzwVGTp ...

Transparency & Accountability - Allegations of greater transparency from the CIA & FBI compared to USAID [1] - Calls for the release of files going back 60+ years in a DNI Gabbard style [1] Drug Trade & Geopolitics - Allegations of US funding the Mujahideen (later Al Qaeda) with drug money [1] - Claims that the Taliban initially reduced opium production to 0%, but it rose to 90% of the global supply after the US invasion [2] International Relations & Security - A physical altercation occurred in the Mexican Senate regarding involvement in stopping drug cartels [1] - Cartels were allegedly siphoning off oil from pipelines in Mexico [2] US Government & Agencies - Mention of "Fast & Furious" and Holder, suggesting past controversies involving US government actions [2] - The CIA reportedly had to apologize in Compton [2]

Chinese money launderers appear to have moved some $312 billion in illicit transactions through U.S. banks and other financial institutions in recent years to aid Mexican drug cartels and other criminals, the Treasury Department said https://t.co/iyl0xkU09x ...

Regulatory Warning - US Treasury warns banks to monitor Mexican drug cartels utilizing Chinese money-laundering networks [1] Risk & Compliance - Banks face increased scrutiny regarding money-laundering activities involving drug cartels and Chinese networks [1]

We're here to announce a landmark victory for the Department of Justice, our law enforcement partners, and the United States of America. As you've heard, drug kingpan pen Ishmail Zambada Garcia, also known as Elmo, has confessed to a lifetime of crime in service to the Sinaloa cartel, a foreign terrorist organization. Thanks to the relentless work of our prosecutors and our federal agents, Elmyo will spend the rest of his life behind bars.His guilty plea brings us one step closer to achieving our goal of el ...

Tonight, the Trump administration is cracking down on drug cartels at sea. A source briefed on the matter tells NBC News the US is planning to deploy these three warships near Venezuela. President Trump focusing on drugs coming to the coasts after reducing illegal border crossings to record lows.>> They can continue to send drugs into our country. Venezuela, they've been very nasty. The Trump administration also recently doubling to $50 million its reward for the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, ...

The US will send three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela to address what Washington sees as the threat from drug cartels, Reuters reports https://t.co/fPb2SjZk7S ...

Mexico transferred 26 inmates with ties to organized crime to face charges in the US, in its latest push to work with Washington on combating powerful drug cartels https://t.co/CxIURDRHwY ...

Mexico rejects Trump's reported military plan against drug cartels https://t.co/nDyswkkqXV ...

News has confirmed a report in the New York Times today that Donald Trump quote secretly secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that his administration has deemed terrorist organizations. End quote. This predictably led to an outcry from the Mexican president Claudia Shinbomb who said, "The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military. We cooperate. We collaborate but there is not going to be an invasion.That is ...