drug cartel

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced a resolution giving Congressional authorization for the Trump Administration to use military force against the Mexican drug cartels and several other transnational criminal groups declared foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). Shortly after assuming office, President Donald Trump designated several gangs and cartels, such as Venezuela's Tren de Aragua, El Salvador's […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) said he is "absolutely okay" with President Trump's designation of the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and discussed other border policies in a recent interview with The Floridian, saying "that we need to send a clear message that we respect our own sovereignty." President Trump has expressed support for the […]

The Mexican drug cartels are stronger than ever, their power heightened by the ongoing border crisis. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), as a former Green Beret, called for the use of military intelligence to "start putting the cartels on their back foot" in a recent appearance on Fox News, especially as these syndicates are working with […]

The Senate bipartisan border deal continues to attract scrutiny and outrage from Republicans. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) sat down with The Floridian to offer insight on the monetary aspects of the bill, specifically how American taxpayer dollars will find their way back to the cartels. Additionally, Rep. Mills noted that much of the border deal's leaked text […]

President Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. assist Mexico in waging "WAR" against drug cartels and "white them off the face of the earth" after gunmen shot and killed 9 Americans in the state of Sonora.

The days of the “Cocaine Cowboys” are long gone, Harrison Ford is not fighting drug lords with the CIA,  Colombia is no longer considered to be the epicenter of the illicit drug trade (it still is), and the Pablo Escobars of the world have been replaced by organized Marxist guerrilla groups.