According to the Wall Street Journal, on August 8th, a senior US official revealed that President Trump has instructed the Pentagon to develop a plan to use military force to combat drug trafficking groups in Latin America. Since returning to the White House, Trump has made dismantling drug trafficking groups and curbing the flow of drugs such as fentanyl into the United States a top priority. Earlier this year, the White House designated certain Latin American criminal organizations as ‘foreign terrorist organizations.’ ‘President Trump’s top priority is to protect the US homeland, so he is taking bold steps by designating several drug trafficking groups and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations,’ said White House spokesperson Anna Kelly. The New York Times had previously reported on Trump’s directive. The senior official stated that the military plan under discussion focuses on special forces operations, intelligence support, and precision strikes…
