Criminal Organizations Drug Cartels Cartels Organized Crime Terrorism Cocaine Trafficking Narcotics Narcoterrorism Law Enforcement Murder Drogenterrorismus Military Engagement Gang Violence Sinaloa Cartel US Military Actions Narco-Terrorism Violent Crime Narcotics Operations Extradition Regional Drug Trafficking Cartel Violence Latin American Cartels Illicit Drugs Cocaine and Marijuana Maritime Drug Trafficking Narcotrafficking U.S. Military Operations US Military Operations US Anti-Drug Operations Cocaine Cártel de Sinaloa Maritime Crime Cartel de los Soles US Involvement Venezuelan Drug Trade Counter-Narcotics US Drug Policy Intelligence Sharing US Anti-Narcotics Efforts Illicit Activities Drug Kingpins Cartel of the Suns Pacific Islands Syndicate Operations Venezuelan Drug Cartels Drug Syndicates Mexican Cartels Criminal Networks Opioids U.S.-Mexico Border Fugitive Operations Narcotics Syndicates Fugitive Terrorism Designation Gang Activity Pharmaceutical Crime Drug Smuggling Narco-terrorism
The campaign relies on a secret OLC opinion asserting an armed conflict with cartels to justify lethal maritime operations.