Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Since Washington designated the "Cartel of the Suns" as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" group in late July and tightened sanctions against Nicolás Maduro, whom it identified as the group's leader, several Latin American countries have taken positions about the escalating concern.
Ecuador was the first country in the region to align with the United States, issuing a decree Aug. 14 in which President Daniel Noboa classified the Cartel of the Suns as a "terrorist organization."
Argentina's Foreign Ministry then announced that President Javier Milei's government had adopted the same position after reviewing "official reports confirming illicit transnational activities, including drug trafficking, smuggling and the illegal export of natural resources, as well as links to other criminal groups in the region."
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña officially declared the cartel an "international terrorist organization" following a request from Paraguay's Congress.
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