US designates Ecuadorian gang as terrorist organization
The US has designated the Ecuadorian gang Los Tiguerones as a foreign terrorist organization, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio simultaneously warned Mexico that it is doing "not enough" to combat cartels. Rubio stated that the US will address the regional security threat "one way or another" if Mexican authorities fail to exert better control over territories dominated by armed criminal groups.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a sharp warning to Mexico, asserting that vast regions remain outside effective state control and demanding that Washington address the "narco-terrorist" threat through unspecified means if current efforts are deemed insufficient. According to the GN auto geopolitics/americas: Mexico cartel feed, these comments were made during his visit to Ecuador, where he emphasized that criminal groups in the region possess military-grade equipment comparable to national armies.
Source: GN auto geopolitics/americas: Mexico cartelThe United States has formally designated the Los Tiguerones gang as a terrorist organization, marking a significant escalation in the administration's security strategy for Latin America.
Source: GN geopolitics/terror (en-US)
