President Donald 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.

As a prison gang in Venezuela grew into a transnational criminal organization, investigators believe the gang’s leaders trusted Carlos “Bobby” Gomez to command the members who were causing havoc in South America’s western edge.

Law enforcement authorities across the U.S. are increasingly focused on a Venezuelan gang behind a spate of violent crimes.

The Biden administration is sanctioning Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as a transnational criminal organization and is offering a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders.

The Biden administration is sanctioning Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as a transnational criminal organization and is offering a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders.