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Noah Hance

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Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico's Cartels Be Next?

U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal groups produce and smuggle drugs.

As President Trump has blown up one boat after another off Venezuela’s coast and declared an “armed conflict” against drug cartels, a question with stark consequences has arisen much closer to the United States.

Could Mexico, where far more drugs are made by some of the world’s most powerful criminal groups, be next?