The abduction of four Americans in Mexico is renewing the push to formally declare Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
PUBLISHED 6:21 PM EDT Mar. 13, 2023The abduction of four Americans in Mexico near the Texas border more than a week ago is renewing the push to formally declare Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The abduction of four Americans in Mexico near the Texas border more than a week ago is renewing the push to declare Mexican drug cartels "terrorist organizations" formally
Since then and up to now, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has criticized the push, calling it irresponsible and a threat to Mexico's sovereignty “The recent kidnapping of four American citizens clearly illustrates the fact that cartels are no longer just drug-running gangs,” Roy said in a statement to Spectrum News.
“We’ve seen some horrible graphic videos that have come out on social media over the years, and it’s nothing short of terrorism,” González said. “And it’s nothing short of terrorizing the Mexican people and Americans who visit and do business there.” Professor Nathan Jones, who studies organized crime in Mexico, says using the terrorist label against the cartels would be counterproductive.
“Are we going to treat Mexico like Pakistan, wherein we’re engaging in drone strikes? And what does that mean for sovereignty? It also would mean and this is what would be disastrous for American policy is, zero cooperation on migration issues, zero cooperation on countering narcotic issues,” Jones told Spectrum News.
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