US DOJ Expands Terrorism Charges to Target Mexican Officials Over Drug Trade
TL;DR
The Justice Department has directed prosecutors to charge Mexican officials with drug offenses and use terrorism statutes to target those who aid cartels, a hardening shift in U.S. counternarcotics policy that follows recent indictments in Sinaloa and strains with Mexico's government while potentially giving Washington leverage in security and trade talks.
Topics:nationworld#bilateral-relations#drug-trafficking#justice-department#mexico#terrorism-laws#world
- Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials The New York Times
- Mexico Blocks Bank Accounts of Governor Facing US Drug Charges Bloomberg.com
- Cartel corruption claims push US-Mexico relations to breaking point The Guardian
- Former Mexican State Security Chief Wanted on Drug Charges Is Detained in Arizona WSJ
- Claudia Sheinbaum is in a bind, with her party accused of corruption The Economist
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