State Department Announces Terror Labels for Colombia's Clan del Golfo
The State Department is designating Colombia-based drug trafficking group Clan del Golfo a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist, the agency said in Federal Register notices released this week. The State Department called the group a "violent and powerful criminal organization with thousands of members," adding that it traffics cocaine and is responsible for attacks against public officials, law enforcement, military personnel and civilians in Colombia.
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The U.S. has previously sanctioned people and entities for their ties to the group (see 2012010028 and 2412170012). The Office of Foreign Assets Control updated its Specially Designated Nationals List entry for Clan del Golfo to reflect the new labels.