The United States indicates the first 'terrorism' for the support of a Mexican cartel | Crime messages

The immigration and customs authority has accused a Mexican woman of furnishing a cartel with grenades and other weapons.

The United States have announced the first federal action against a foreign national for significant support for one of the criminal groups that President Donald Trump has referred to as “foreign terrorist organization”.

On Friday, the immigration and customs authority (ICE) made an explanation in which the suspect was identified by the 39-year-old Maria del Rosario Navarro Sanche in Mexico.

An undefosed indictment accused Navarro-Sanchez, the Kartell de Jalalco Nueva Gattung (CJNG), a Mexican drug cartel, with grenades and help to smuggle migrants, firearms, money and drugs.

“Cartels like CJNG are terrorist groups that are causing chaos in American communities and are responsible for countless life in the USA, Mexico and elsewhere,” said the US general Prosecutor Pam Bondi in the explanation.

“This announcement shows the unshakable commitment of the Ministry of Justice to secure our limits and to protect the Americans through effective persecution.”

The indictment results from a decision in Trump's second term in order to apply the names “terrorism” to foreign criminal organizations, including gangs and drug cartels.

On his first day of the office, Trump signed an executive regulation on January 20, in which it was declared that “international cartels are a national security threat that goes beyond the crime”. He instructed his officials to start preparing for the implementation of the names “terrorism”.

Until February 19, the Federal Register in the United States listed eight Latin American criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations”, including the Venezuelan gang tren de Aragua and the Mara Salvatruta (MS-13).

The Mexicos Kartell de Jalalco Nueva Generacion also belonged to this initial group of designated organizations.

Since then, the Trump government has expanded its scope and added more Latin American groups to the list. On May 2, for example, two Haitian gangs – Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif – joined the US list of foreign terrorist organizations.

These names are a deviation from the usual use of the “foreign terrorist” label, which is often reserved for organizations that are looking for specific political goals through their violence.

However, critics warn that this application could have unintentional consequences, especially for civilians in endangered situations. The “name” of foreign terrorists “makes it a crime for everyone to offer a certain group of essential support, but criminal gangs often blackmail civilians in money and services as part of their donations.

“You could accuse anyone – from a migrant who pays a smuggler for a Mexican company that is forced to pay a” protection fee ” – to offer a terrorist organization materially or financially,” said Freeman, a fellow for Latin American studies on Council on Foreign Relations, to Al Jazera Journalist Brian Osgood.

In the case that was not sealed on Friday, it was announced that Navarro-Sanchez was arrested on May 4th. She had two co -accused, including Mexican citizens, who were also charged with firearms and other crimes.

The Mexican government had previously confirmed the arrest of Navarro-Sanchez. A statement published for the media showed several firearms and packages of meth and fentanyl, which were supposedly connected to the case.

It also contained a photo of a Golden AR-15 weapon, which was known as “El Dorado”, which was reportedly “recovered during her arrest in Mexico from Navarro-Sanchez”.

“The supply of grenades to a proven terrorist organization – during the trade of firearms, narcotics and humans – is not just criminal,” said the acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons. “It is a direct attack on the security of the United States.”