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| Trump admin promises to be ‘ruthlessly aggressive' in response to suspected cartel killing of US citizen |
| 2025-03-04 |
| [FoxNews] In response to the killing of an elderly South Texas rancher and U.S. citizen by a suspected cartel explosive, the Trump administration is promising to continue being "ruthlessly aggressive" in responding to cartel threats to Americans. After 74-year-old U.S. citizen Antonio Céspedes Saldierna was killed in the blast, National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes told Fox News Digital that the administration will be relentless in working to fully secure the border. He said that President Donald Trump’s recent designation of eight cartels – including MS-13, Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua and several Mexican cartels – as foreign terrorist organizations, "makes clear his intention to treat violent cartel members exactly as they should be treated – as terrorists." Hughes did not offer any specifics on whether the administration is considering a military response to the suspected cartel killing but noted that the "administration has proven to be ruthlessly aggressive in pursuing criminal gangs that threaten our homeland." He said that "President Trump will stop at nothing to secure our border, protect our communities, and dismantle terrorist organizations." As reported by local outlet KRGV-TV on Tuesday, Saldierna was driving in his truck about two hours south of the border in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas when he drove over an IED which exploded, taking his life. His death comes after weeks of growing concerns among border leaders about an increase in cartel violence and activity just south of the U.S. border. On Jan. 27, U.S. Border Patrol agents took fire from cartel members near Fronton, Texas. |
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| #1 The Drug Cartels Leaders and highly addictive drug dealers need to quickly face the Death Penalty. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-03-04 02:24 |