The United States has designated Colombia's Clan del Golfo as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, making it the latest Latin American drug cartel to be labeled a terrorist group under an expanded policy pursued by the Trump administration, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday.
"Today, the Department of State designates Clan del Golfo as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)," Rubio said through an official statement. The designation enables Washington to impose wide-ranging economic sanctions on the group and on individuals or entities that provide it with material support.
