Trump Announces New Military Operations Against Drug Cartels
April 1st, 2020Hmm.
Via: Townhall:
At the White House Coronavirus Taskforce briefing on Wednesday, President Trump announced new military action against the drug cartels amid the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. The president said the drug cartels were exploiting the coronavirus crisis in order to increase drug smuggling into the United States.
“Today, the United States is launching enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the western hemisphere to protect the American people from the deadly scourge of illegal narcotics,” Trump said during the briefing. “We must not let the drug cartels exploit the pandemic to threaten American lives. In cooperation with the 22 partner nations, U.S. Southern command will increase surveillance, disruption, and seizures of drug shipments and provide additional support for eradication efforts, which are going on right now at a record pace.”