The United States designates Clan de Golfo as a foreign terrorist group

"The Trump administration has designated the Clan del Golfo a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday. The Clan del Golfo is Colombia's largest drug trafficking group and is currently sitting at a negotiation table with the government of President Gustavo Petro, as part of the process to strike peace deals with the country's guerrilla groups. Today, the Department of State is designating Clan del Golfo as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), Rubio said"

"in a statement, a move that allows the U.S. to impose a wide range of economic sanctions on both the armed groups and individuals or entities associated with them. Rubio described the group as a violent and powerful criminal organization with thousands of members, noting that its main source of income is cocaine trafficking, which it uses to fund its violent activities. Rubio also highlighted the group's responsibility for terrorist attacks against public officials, law enforcement, military personnel, and civilians in Colombia. The Trump administration"

"has previously designated six Mexican cartels, as well as the transnational gangs Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha, and its rival Barrio 18, along with Ecuadorian groups Los Lobos and Los Choneros, as foreign terrorist organizations. This designation was also given to the so-called Cartel of the Suns, which Washington claims is led by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The Clan del Golfo is involved in a wide range of illicit activities and has been known by several names over the years: it also calls itself the"

The U.S. Department of State designated Clan del Golfo as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, enabling broad economic sanctions on the group and associated individuals or entities. Secretary Marco Rubio characterized the group as a violent, powerful criminal organization with thousands of members that funds violence primarily through cocaine trafficking and is responsible for terrorist attacks against officials, security forces, and civilians. Clan del Golfo, also known as the Gaitanista Army of Colombia (EGC), is Colombia's largest drug trafficking organization and is participating in peace negotiations with President Gustavo Petro's government. The designation follows prior U.S. actions labeling multiple Mexican cartels, transnational gangs, Ecuadorian groups, and the so-called Cartel of the Suns as foreign terrorist organizations.

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