DOJ’s First Terrorism Designation Hits Mexican Cartel

DOJ’s First Terrorism Designation Hits Mexican Cartel


The Justice Department just charged Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez.

Her crime?

Supplying grenades to CJNG (Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación).

It’s the first use of the new terrorism designation against a cartel member.

President Trump’s February order finally labeled CJNG and seven other cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

This indictment marks a major shift in how cartel violence is prosecuted.

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CBS News reports:

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The U.S. Department of Justice charged a Mexican cartel member Friday, using a new terrorism designation for the first time – providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

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Federal prosecutors unsealed the indictment in the Western District of

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