The United States praised Argentina's role in the joint fight against drug trafficking

In the midst of growing global concern about the advance of drug trafficking and its articulation with international terrorist networks, the United States government publicly highlighted the joint action it has been carrying out with the Argentina to combat this transnational phenomenon.

The recognition was given this Friday through an official publication on social networks by the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), under the North American Department of State, which detailed the results of the operations carried out in Argentine territory during 2025 in coordination with the DEA.

“In 2025 alone, anti-drug trafficking units supported by the INL and the DEA in Argentina confiscated more than 1260 kg of cocaine and thousands of doses of synthetic drugs, in addition to arresting 35 drug traffickers. Cooperation keeps deadly drugs off American streets,” the US agency said in its publication. The data released, accompanied by graphic material, indicate that in addition to the 1,260 kilos of cocaine seized, 12,900 MDMA pills, 1,257 cartons of LSD and 250 grams of amphetamines were seized. The operation also allowed the arrest of 35 drug traffickers, consolidating concrete progress in the fight against these

criminal networks. The United States government in networks.
This coordinated work is part of a broader geopolitical strategy that reached a turning point on March 7, when Argentina, with the presence of Javier Milei, formally supported the “Shield of the Americas” initiative, promoted by Donald Trump.

The program, supported by leaders from twelve countries, aims to confront drug cartels linked both to terrorism promoted by Iran and to China's growing economic and strategic influence in the region. The alliance constitutes an unprecedented scheme that combines diplomatic tools with a military agreement signed between the Pentagon and twenty countries of the continent, configuring an architecture of cooperation

unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere.

In this framework, Washington seeks to dismantle an expanding phenomenon: the connection between Latin American cartels and the covert cells of the terrorist group Hezbollah, which operate in the region under the orbit of Tehran. “The heart of our agreement is a commitment to use lethal military force to destroy sinister terrorist cartels and networks once and for all,” Donald Trump exclaimed during the official launch of the initiative

Argentina is part of the founding nucleus of the Shield of the Americas together with a dozen countries: Rodrigo Paz (Bolivia), José Antonio Kast (Chile), Rodrigo Chaves (Costa Rica), Luis Abinader (Dominican Republic), Daniel Noboa (Ecuador), Nayib Bukele (El Salvador), Tito Asfura (Honduras), Mohamed Irfaan Ali (Guyana), José Raúl Mulino (Panama), Santiago Peña (Paraguay) and Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Trinidad and Tobago), in addition

to the United States.

The design of this diplomatic and military architecture was designed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, under the direct direction of Trump. Before the launch ceremony ended, the U.S. president signed the political declaration that formally launched the Shield of the Americas, establishing a series of strong guidelines:

The presidents, Javier Milei and Donald Trump

Criminal cartels and foreign terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere must be demolished to the greatest extent possible, in

accordance with applicable

legislation.

The United States and its allies should coordinate to deprive these organizations of all territorial control and access to the funding or resources necessary to carry out their campaigns of violence.

The United States will train and mobilize the armies of partner countries to achieve the most effective fighting force needed to dismantle the cartels and their ability to export violence and seek influence through organized intimidation.

The United States and its allies must keep external threats at bay, including malign foreign influences from outside the Western Hemisphere. This last point, without explicitly mentioning it, directly alludes to Washington's main global strategic rival: China, thus consolidating the geopolitical nature of an initiative that transcends security and is projected as the central axis of the new regional order

The United States praised Argentina's role in the joint fight against drug trafficking

The United States praised Argentina's role in the joint fight against drug trafficking

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