U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on before a meeting in Paris on April 17, 2025. (JULIEN DE ROSA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
"Based in Colombia, Clan del Golfo is a violent and powerful criminal organization with thousands of members. The group’s primary source of income is cocaine trafficking, which it uses to fund its violent activities. Clan del Golfo is responsible for terrorist attacks against public officials, law enforcement and military personnel, and civilians in Colombia."
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Police open an impounded package of cocaine. (Horacio Villalobos Corbis/Corbis)
The designation underscores the group’s threat to U.S. national security and may raise penalties for individuals and entities who support the network.
Over the past several months, the Trump administration has carried out dozens of lethal strikes against boats suspected of smuggling drugs. The operations aim to dismantle narco-terrorist networks, such as U.S.-designated terrorist groups Tren de Aragua in Venezuela and Colombia’s Ejército de Liberación Nacional.
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