President Donald Trump has wanted to use the military to go after Latin American drug gangs that have been designated as global terrorist organizations. The Pentagon had been directed to prepare options.
The official said the process would be ongoing for several months and the plan was for them to operate in international airspace and international waters.
Trump has made cracking down on drug cartels a central goal of his administration, part of a wider effort to limit migration and secure the U.S. southern border.
“This deployment is aimed at addressing threats to U.S. national security from specially designated narco-terrorist organizations in the region,“ one of the sources said.
The U.S. military has already been increasing its airborne surveillance of Mexican drug cartels to collect intelligence to determine how to best counter their activities. The Trump administration in recent months has already deployed at least two warships to help in border security efforts and to counter drug trafficking.
Trump has previously offered to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help combat drug trafficking, an offer Mexico says it has refused. - Reuters
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