Canada joins with trump in designating the cartels as international terrorist organizations.
Democrats are absolutely furious.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-declares-seven-crime-groups-as-terrorist-organizations/Canada declares seven crime groups as terrorist organizations
The federal government has added seven transnational criminal groups, including Mexican drug cartels, to Canada’s terrorist list in an effort to shut off their profits and curtail the production and distribution of illegal opioids in this country and the United States.
Five of the crime groups are based in Mexico, such as the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, and the other two are Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua and MS-13 in El Salvador.
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said Thursday that listing them as terrorists under the Criminal Code will give the police additional legal powers to crack down on these drug cartels and violent street gangs.
“Transnational criminal organizations including cartels play a leading role in the production and distribution of fentanyl throughout Canada,” he told reporters.
Under terrorism laws, it is prohibited for anyone in Canada and every Canadian abroad to knowingly deal with the property of a terrorist group. It is also an offence to have any dealings, financial or otherwise, with a terrorist organization.
“We are going after the money,” Mr. McGuinty said. “To avoid criminal liability, banks and brokerages will freeze these entities’ assets.”
Washington has added eight Latin American crime groups to its list of foreign terrorist organizations. All but one of the groups – the Cártel del Noreste named by Canada – were also listed by the United States.
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme told reporters that the listing will make it easier for law enforcement to tackle the cartels, including operatives outside Canada.
