DEA Agents Told to Stop Saying ‘Mexican Cartel’

 

Officials at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have been directed by headquarters to stop using the term “Mexican cartel” when speaking with reporters, according to an email exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation from a government official.

A portion of the email sent in mid-July states: “Also, we need to now avoid saying ‘Mexican cartel’ or discussing the Mexican government or law enforcement cooperation with Mexico. Please continue using ‘drug cartel,’ [transnational criminal organizations], [drug trafficking organizations], etc.”

The guidance came as Mexican cartels continue surging drugs across the southern border and into the U.S. Between October and June, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 358,302 pounds of drugs at the border, including 8,093 pounds of lethal fentanyl...MORE