Washington, D.C. — In a move that has stunned Washington insiders and enraged criminal networks, President Donald Trump has quietly authorized the U.S. military to use force against Latin American drug cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations.

First reported by The New York Times, the order grants U.S. forces unprecedented authority to strike cartel operations both on land and at sea. Targets include Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, the Cartel de Los Soles, and the infamous MS-13 gang.

The president is determined to not just dismantle – but completely destroy – Maduro’s Cartel de Los Soles and obliterate their operations in the Western Hemisphere,” a source close to the White House told reporters.