Trump Announces Regional Narcotics Organizations as ‘Non-Legitimate Warriors’
According to a White House memo obtained by the news agency on the most recent weekday, the president has stated that trafficking organizations operating in the Caribbean are “non-legitimate warriors”.
The briefing also states that the American administration is now in a “internal armed confrontation”.
Legislators Briefed on Categorization
A US official acquainted with the matter without authorization to make statements told the AP that Congress was briefed on the categorization by Pentagon officials on Wednesday.
Recent Military Action in the Regional Waters
This development follows the United States defense units carried out attacks on multiple vessels in the Caribbean Sea the previous month.
Those operations resulted in the deaths of 17 people and triggered extensive worldwide criticism, especially in Latin American nations.
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