{"id":2693494,"date":"2026-10-29T13:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-taking-more-steps-to-fight-cartels-with-national-security-tools\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T13:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:56:01","slug":"feds-taking-more-steps-to-fight-cartels-with-national-security-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-taking-more-steps-to-fight-cartels-with-national-security-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds taking more steps to fight cartels with national security tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffeds-taking-more-steps-to-fight-cartels-with-national-security-tools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2693494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\" aria-labelledby=\"wex-article-title\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal law enforcement officials are moving to work more closely with spying agencies to enforce President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> directives against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"555\">drug<\/a> traffickers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional law enforcement agencies need new guidance on how to use confidential informants in cartel investigations now that such groups <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4708669\/trump-narco-terrorist-boat-strikes-end-of-term\/\">are considered terrorist organizations<\/a>, the Justice Department\u2019s <span style=\"white-space: normal\">Office of the Inspector General<span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/27-003_508.pdf\">said<\/a> in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/reports\/audit-department-justice-components-confidential-informant-policies?utm_source=govdelivery&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=report&#038;utm_content=title\">Wednesday audit<\/a><\/span><\/span>. 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