Following the US: Argentina declares Sinaloa Cartel a terrorist organization

The Argentine government has declared five Latin American organizations as terrorist groups, including the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel. The decision, made in line with US policy, was published in the official gazette and brings Argentina closer to Washington's stance.

The Argentine government, led by President Javier Milei, has declared five criminal and guerrilla organizations from Latin America as terrorist groups, including the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel. The decision, made last night (Wednesday) and published today in the official gazette, adds the organizations to the national registry of entities linked to terrorism and its financing. Alongside Sinaloa, the list includes the Mexican Cartel of the New Michoacán Family, the Los Tigrones gang from Ecuador, and two guerrilla groups from Colombia: the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the FARC that rejected the peace agreement. In a statement from Milei's office, Sinaloa was described as a cross-border organization involved in drug trafficking, smuggling, and kidnappings for ransom. The decision comes about a month after the Trump administration expanded the list of criminal organizations in Latin America designated as foreign terrorist organizations in the US to 21, and following the establishment of a regional American anti-drug unit in Argentina and the approval of $13.5 million in aid.