Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in another move against cartels and drug traffickers, on Sept. 4 said the Trump administration is designating two Ecuadorean gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.
In a notice released on Sept. 4, the State Department said it would publish its declaration in the Federal Register on Sept. 5 to label the Los Choneros and Los Lobos gangs as global terrorist organizations.
The declaration, Rubio said in the notice, was based on a review of administration records and in consultation with the Treasury and Justice departments.
“I have concluded that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances exist” to declare the groups as terrorist organizations, he said, although the notice did not provide additional details….
Trump Admin Designates 2 Ecuadoran Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
