At inaugural ‘Americas Counter Cartel Conference’, Trump officials vowed continued military operations against cartels.


Joseph Stepansky is a reporter and producer for Al Jazeera covering US foreign policy, human rights and conflict. He was previously a staff reporter a... t the New York Daily News, where he covered cops, crime, and the people caught in between.
At inaugural ‘Americas Counter Cartel Conference’, Trump officials vowed continued military operations against cartels.

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