Image: From INAFrom Counter Terrorism Blog:
If you want a fairly complete, and completely terrifying view of the power of organized criminal activity in the United States, take some time to read the National Drug Threat Assessment of the National Drug Intelligence Center.
Yet as good and comprehensive as it is, it reflects one of the fundamental weaknesses and walls that still exist.
The entire report mentions the overlap with terrorist activities exactly ONE time, and that, in a footnote relating to prison radicalization.
While different law enforcement agencies (the DEA in particular) have made drug cases leading directly to Hezbollah, the FARC and the Taliban, this is not mentioned. The FARC is the primary trafficking organization in Colombia, while the Taliban controls most of the heroin heading to Europe. Hezbollah skims from illicit drug laundering from Venezuela to Colombia to Maracaibo and Panama. At least 19 of the 43 designated terrorist organizations have been shown to have direct ties to drug trafficking.
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My Comment: A did a brief read. The Counter Terrorism Blog does a good quick review .... but the report should be read in its entirety. The connection between Drug Cartels and Terror groups is very disturbing.
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