National Security

CARTEL CRACKDOWN CONTINUES! Trump Admin Says US Engaged in ‘Armed Conflict’ With Drug Smugglers: Report

posted by Hannity Staff - 10.02.25

According to a New York Post report, the Trump administration told Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. is now engaged in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels.

A Pentagon notice to lawmakers cited “hostile acts” against Americans and allied nations as the basis for the determination, according to reports from the New York Times and Associated Press.

President Trump highlighted the escalation during a speech Monday at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, boasting that U.S. airstrikes destroyed four Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.

“If you try to poison our people, we will blow you out of existence,” Trump said, referencing the cocaine- and fentanyl-laden ships. “That’s the only language they really understand. That’s why you don’t see any more boats on the ocean.”

The State Department has also labeled several cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, including Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua prison gang.

More over at The New York Post:

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