Crackdown on Latin American ‘Drug Caliphate,’ Columbia and Mexico could be next

Aboard Air Force One on Sunday, January 4, President Donald J Trump outlined a bold U.S. strategy to dismantle what it was described as a “drug caliphate” in Latin America, just days after American forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump portrayed the operation as a vital step to curb narco-terrorism, secure borders, and foster […]

Maduro captured in raid, Trump declares US will oversee Venezuela for now

MAR-A-LAGO — United States military forces captured the now former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a predawn raid on Caracas early Saturday, President Donald J Trump announced, declaring that an American delegation will oversee Venezuela until there is a “proper and judicious transition” to new leadership. The operation, dubbed Absolute […]

Former DEA Deputy Chief arrested for supporting Mexican Cartel

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York has indicted Paul Campo, the former Deputy Chief of the Office of Financial Operations for the DEA under the Obama administration, and his associate Robert Sensi on charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy and providing material support to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a Mexican […]