Trump’s secret order: Pentagon prepares to use troops against drug cartels

Trump secretly ordered the Pentagon to prepare to use troops against cartels in Latin America.

This was reported in the New York Times with references to sources.

It is noted that the Trump administration has recognized Latin American drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

“The decision to bring the US military into the fight is the most aggressive step yet in Trump’s campaign against the cartels. It signals the president’s continued willingness to use military force for law enforcement duties,” the publication noted.

Trump’s secret order authorizes direct military operations at sea and on foreign territory against the cartels.

New York Times sources reported that the Pentagon has already begun developing options for how the military can pursue the cartels.

However, such a decision remains legally unlawful, as the limits of what is permitted for the military remain unclear, as they must operate in peacetime.

Trump previously planned to impose 10% tariffs on imports from China due to the production in China of fentanyl, a drug that later ends up in America .