Stefano Ritondale

Break it down for us. Yeah. So let me start big to then small. And actually, this is what I probably mentioned when we were walking in before we recorded was, so I think when most people talk about Mexican cartels, there's two specific ones that I think get the name recognition that probably most people know about. It's the Sinaloa cartel and CJNG, the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

Right now, under the United States, the Treasury Department recognizes two specific Mexican cartels as transnational criminal organizations. That is the Sinaloa cartel and CJNG. Every other of the cartels are drug trafficking organizations, right? Right. So there's kind of, you know, anything can change. We'll have to wait.

Right now, under the United States, the Treasury Department recognizes two specific Mexican cartels as transnational criminal organizations. That is the Sinaloa cartel and CJNG. Every other of the cartels are drug trafficking organizations, right? Right. So there's kind of, you know, anything can change. We'll have to wait.

Right now, under the United States, the Treasury Department recognizes two specific Mexican cartels as transnational criminal organizations. That is the Sinaloa cartel and CJNG. Every other of the cartels are drug trafficking organizations, right? Right. So there's kind of, you know, anything can change. We'll have to wait.

When the executive order was signed, the State Department now under Marco Rubio has, you know, 14 day from it was signing to list specifically which Mexican cartels would fall under the FTO designation. The other two were Tren de Aragua, which is a Venezuelan prison gang who has been very aggressive in its expansion.

When the executive order was signed, the State Department now under Marco Rubio has, you know, 14 day from it was signing to list specifically which Mexican cartels would fall under the FTO designation. The other two were Tren de Aragua, which is a Venezuelan prison gang who has been very aggressive in its expansion.

When the executive order was signed, the State Department now under Marco Rubio has, you know, 14 day from it was signing to list specifically which Mexican cartels would fall under the FTO designation. The other two were Tren de Aragua, which is a Venezuelan prison gang who has been very aggressive in its expansion.

Specifically, I know we talk a lot about in the United States, but in South America, you know.

Specifically, I know we talk a lot about in the United States, but in South America, you know.

Specifically, I know we talk a lot about in the United States, but in South America, you know.

So TDA, the first time I saw them was back in 2023. I actually sent a tweet because people were still talking about MS-13, which is the other group that's going to get the FTO designation, which is ironic because MS-13 has been severely weakened. TDA, it was the one.

So TDA, the first time I saw them was back in 2023. I actually sent a tweet because people were still talking about MS-13, which is the other group that's going to get the FTO designation, which is ironic because MS-13 has been severely weakened. TDA, it was the one.

So TDA, the first time I saw them was back in 2023. I actually sent a tweet because people were still talking about MS-13, which is the other group that's going to get the FTO designation, which is ironic because MS-13 has been severely weakened. TDA, it was the one.

I mean, this was the one that was like, you know, even for a country like Chile, let's say, to have an increased level of violence and for security, for the people in Chile, the population of Chile to say, we are concerned about security. That's a big deal because Chile is generally a very safe country. That was TDA, Trenada Agua. And so... You know, those two were kind of getting it.

I mean, this was the one that was like, you know, even for a country like Chile, let's say, to have an increased level of violence and for security, for the people in Chile, the population of Chile to say, we are concerned about security. That's a big deal because Chile is generally a very safe country. That was TDA, Trenada Agua. And so... You know, those two were kind of getting it.

I mean, this was the one that was like, you know, even for a country like Chile, let's say, to have an increased level of violence and for security, for the people in Chile, the population of Chile to say, we are concerned about security. That's a big deal because Chile is generally a very safe country. That was TDA, Trenada Agua. And so... You know, those two were kind of getting it.

Going back to the Mexican cartels, because of that TCO designation, Transnational Criminal Organization, this being just the Sinaloa cartel and CG&G, my initial thought process, and this is kind of talking also to sources, is those two will probably get the FTO designation, the Foreign Terrorist Organization, meaning not only the cartel, but their affiliates and subgroups.

Going back to the Mexican cartels, because of that TCO designation, Transnational Criminal Organization, this being just the Sinaloa cartel and CG&G, my initial thought process, and this is kind of talking also to sources, is those two will probably get the FTO designation, the Foreign Terrorist Organization, meaning not only the cartel, but their affiliates and subgroups.

Going back to the Mexican cartels, because of that TCO designation, Transnational Criminal Organization, this being just the Sinaloa cartel and CG&G, my initial thought process, and this is kind of talking also to sources, is those two will probably get the FTO designation, the Foreign Terrorist Organization, meaning not only the cartel, but their affiliates and subgroups.

Because cartels, how they operate, It is a pyramid, but it's the leader and then more importantly, the factions underneath the cartels, right? And so when you're looking, let's look at Sinaloa. The problem right now for the Sinaloa cartels are an active civil war. There's an active civil war within the Sinaloa cartel between the two main factions.