The United States designates three Guatemalan drug trafficking and criminal groups as terrorist-related entities, with Washington announcing the move on 13 November. The designations include the groups Los Mendoza and Los Huistas, and they are linked in US statements to Mexican drug trafficking organizations, including the Sinaloa cartel and the CJNG (Jalisco New Generation Cartel).
Multiple outlets report that the US action includes sanctions from the Treasury Department and a separate designation by the State Department. One US source is described as naming Los Lorenzanas as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, while another characterizes the overall approach as targeting groups accused of financing violence and crime through proceeds from drug trafficking.
Outlets largely agree on the number of groups, their names, and the general purpose of the US measures. Differences mainly appear in how outlets attribute responsibility across agencies (Treasury and State) and whether they emphasize cartel links or the broader “financing violence” rationale. Coverage is otherwise consistent in describing the US government as making the declarations and imposing sanctions as a consequence.
