WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:
Press Statement
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
July 16, 2026
Today, the U.S. Department of State is designating the Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).
The Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras are violent narco-terrorist cartels that have committed numerous attacks against Americans, Mexican security forces, and civilians, including the 2019 massacre in Sonora of nine U.S. citizens - three adults and six children - killed by hitmen from the Juarez Cartel's dominant faction La Línea.
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