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Trump officials taking more steps to fight cartels with national security tools

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Crozier, H. (2026, October 29). Trump officials taking more steps to fight cartels with national security tools. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4784039/cartels-national-security-drug-trafficking/

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Federal law enforcement officials are intensifying their collaboration with intelligence agencies to combat drug cartels, following President Trump’s directives. The Justice Department’s Inspector General has recommended that traditional law enforcement agencies receive guidance on utilizing confidential informants more effectively in the context of treating drug traffickers as terrorist organizations. This approach aims to integrate cartel investigations into foreign intelligence and counterintelligence efforts.

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Trump administration officials are intensifying their fight against drug cartels by integrating national security tools into traditional law enforcement strategies. On Wednesday, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General recommended that agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Marshals Service, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) receive new guidance on using confidential informants. This is because cartels are now treated as terrorist organizations, requiring a shift in how these groups are investigated to include "foreign intelligence or foreign counterintelligence" efforts.

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Federal law enforcement officials are moving to work more closely with spying agencies to enforce President Donald Trump’s directives against drug traffickers.

right characterizes the use of national security tools as a response to drug trafficking, aligning with right-wing emphasis on enforcement and security

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Office of the Inspector General U.S. Marshals Service the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives the Drug Enforcement Administration the Justice Department’s

Subjects

Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Office of the Inspector General ORG · 1× U.S. Marshals Service ORG · 1× the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ORG · 1× the Drug Enforcement Administration ORG · 1× the Justice Department’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

Traditional law enforcement agencies need new guidance on how to use confidential informants in cartel investigations now that such groups are considered terrorist organizations, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General said in a Wednesday audit.

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2026-10-30 · Washington Examiner

Trump officials taking more steps to fight cartels with national security tools · mixed framing

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Federal law enforcement officials are moving to work more closely with spying agencies to enforce President Donald Trump’s directives against drug traffickers. asserted

officials → move → traffickers

Office → need → audit

The office suggested helping the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives deal with the criminals in the realm of “foreign intelligence or foreign counterintelligence” efforts. uncertain

Administration → help → efforts