The United States designated Colombia’s paramilitary group Clan del Golfo, a multibillion-dollar transnational criminal cartel, as a foreign terrorist organization and specially designated global terrorist on Tuesday.
The violent and powerful criminal organization has thousands of members.
“Clan del Golfo is responsible for terrorist attacks against public officials, law enforcement, and military personnel, and civilians in Colombia,” the State Department stated.
“The United States will continue to use all available tools to protect our nation and stop the campaigns of violence and terror committed by international cartels and transnational criminal organizations.”
The cartel’s primary source of income is cocaine trafficking, which funds the gang’s violent activities, according to the U.S. State Department….
US Designates Clan del Golfo as Terrorist Organization
