The United States on Tuesday classified the Colombian drug trafficking gang 'Gulf Clan' as a 'foreign terrorist organization'. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the gang is 'a violent and powerful criminal organization with thousands of members', and its main source of income is cocaine trafficking. He also added that the 'Gulf Clan' is responsible for terrorist attacks against government officials, members of the armed forces, military personnel, and Colombian civilians. Previously, the administration of President Donald Trump had classified several drug gangs in Latin America as terrorist organizations and began conducting raids against boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The 'Gulf Clan' is one of the world's largest cocaine exporters and is also involved in extortion and illegal mining, representing one of the main security challenges for the Colombian government.
