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President Donald Trump revealed on Saturday his administration’s formation of a military partnership designed to eliminate drug cartels operating throughout the Western Hemisphere, stating that 17 countries have officially joined the coalition.<\/p>

The announcement marks a significant expansion of anti-cartel efforts across the Americas, with Trump describing the initiative’s goal as the complete eradication of cartel operations in the region.<\/p>

Details about which specific nations have committed to the alliance or the operational structure of the coalition were not immediately provided in the announcement.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump revealed plans for a new military partnership aimed at eliminating drug cartels throughout the Western Hemisphere. The alliance reportedly includes 17 countries that have officially joined the coalition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":33328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772896769394.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8Fz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31851,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/defense-chief-calls-for-military-action-against-drug-cartels-in-latin-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":33329,"position":0},"title":"Defense Chief Calls for Military Action Against Drug Cartels in Latin America","author":"Admin","date":"March 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Latin American allies at a Miami conference that the U.S. is ready to take military action against drug cartels alone if needed. 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