'A Major War Has Erupted': US Designates Colombian Cartels as Terrorist Groups
Chuck Holton
03-28-2025
CÚCUTA, Colombia – The U.S. has officially designated eight Latin American drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Notably absent from the list, however, is Colombia's FARC, a group that has turned the country into a war zone.
A Nation in Crisis
Most Americans know nothing about the conflict here in Colombia. Bombings, shootings, and guerrilla group clashes have turned Colombia into a battleground. The violence has left thousands homeless.
Politician Juan Galán's father was assassinated while running for office in the 1980s. Now he's entered politics, calling for a tougher stance on the cartels.
"The current president, Gustavo Petro, set up a policy which is called 'Total Peace.' And it's trying to build a peace accords with every criminal organization in Colombia that are mainly supported by narco traffic and the cocaine traffic, but also illegal mining, for instance, gold, illegal mining. So this policy debilitated their capacities to act," said Galán, director of the New Liberalism Party.
"All these capacities from the police and the army been diminished to confront this challenge of these criminal organizations that have taken a lot of advantage in expanding their power over the illegal business of, the cocaine, especially Clan del Golfo," Galán said.
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