US labels Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles
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The Trump administration is designating Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, the latest measure to ramp up pressure on President Nicolás Maduro. The State
The designation is the latest measure in the Trump administration's escalating campaign to combat drug trafficking into the U.S.
Venezuelans coined a figure of speech for the phenomenon of generals corrupted by drug money: “Cartel de los Soles.” Then the United States started talking about it as a literal organization.