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Trump’s ‘narco-terrorism’ war in Latin America evokes Reagan – then as now, it’s more about fighting leftists than drug runners

Trump’s ‘narco-terrorism’ war in Latin America evokes Reagan – then as now, it’s more about fighting leftists than drug runners

More than any other U.S. president in decades, Donald Trump has aggressively pursued military interventions in Latin America. On Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on charges of narco-terrorism. In the months before the operation, U.S. Southern Command began targeting small,

Another approach to border security: Denaturalization

Those being denaturalized are members of terrorist organizations, sex offenders, fraudsters

Lawmakers examine China's role in the fentanyl crisis

The Center Square) — Lawmakers examined the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the fentanyl crisis and why they believe China has failed to work towards stopping the exploitation of fentanyl. The U.S. House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific discussed Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid drug. Steve

Over one ton of cocaine seized at U.S.-Mexico tunnel bust

Border Patrol agents uncover narcotics smuggling tunnel in San Diego

Missoula man gets 4 ½ years in drug trafficking case

MISSOULA, Mont. — Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot announced a Missoula man was sentenced for moving methamphetamine and fentanyl from Washington to Montana for distribution. Nathanial John Shoen, 33, received 4 ½ years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty in January 2026 to one count

CBP seizes more than 100 million lethal doses of fentanyl at SW border in six months

(The Center Square) – A record more than 100 million lethal doses of fentanyl have been seized at the southwest border in the past seven months. The seizures were made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents working out of 54 ports of entry (POE) in California, Arizona, New Mexico

'Whac-A-Mole': Regional cops brief Gianforte about drugs and crime in southwest Montana

Montana’s cultural heritage includes the mule-headed stubbornness that motivated hazardous cross-country moves by many early European-American settlers and helped them survive. Similarly, barrooms served historically as both watering holes and key sources of social interaction in a wide, wild landscape. They still do. On Tuesday, Montana