Trump Declares U.S. in Armed Conflict With Drug Cartels, Calls Smugglers ‘Unlawful Combatants’
President Donald Trump has formally determined that the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with drug cartels, according to a confidential notice sent to congressional committees this week. The administration declared that individuals involved in drug smuggling operations for such groups are “unlawful combatants,” a designation typically reserved for enemy fighters in wartime....
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