Following the U.S. designation of Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organization, new evidence has surfaced in Chile showing not only that there are links between the Venezuelan gang and the Nicolás Maduro regime,

Clashes between armed groups on the border have led to an indefinite suspension of peace talks between the ELN and the Petro government.

Both the ELN and FARC-EMC have long fought for control over this drug-rich area, but recent violence marks a significant escalation.

President Trump has signed an executive order saying the United States will designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that could push a militarized agenda for the border and Latin America.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move aimed at addressing violence and drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.

The move comes as cartel violence has intensified ... The order highlighted Mexican drug cartels and other Latin American criminal groups like Venezuela gang Tren de Aragua and Salvadoran gang ...

The order highlighted Mexican drug cartels and other Latin American criminal groups like Venezuela gang Tren de ... The move comes as cartel violence has intensified in northern Mexican states ...

Members of the Gulf Cartel are known for intimidating ... It is the most powerful in Venezuela, known for murder, drug trafficking, sex crimes, extortion, & other violent acts.'

DONALD Trump may have paved the way for America’s $850billion military to clamp down on drug cartels with ferocious airstrikes in one of his first acts as President, an expert told The Sun.

The Drug Enforcement Administration captured four individuals in Colorado with suspected ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and the Tren de Aragua gang.

Along with the DEA, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security and ATF agents, as well as local law enforcement, took part in the raid.

The government has declared a “state of internal commotion” in response to the worst humanitarian crisis in decades