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Comunicado oficial de la Oficina del Presidente de la República Argentina del 21 de octubre
Erick Prometeo Media

Argentina designates FARC, ELN, Sinaloa and two other groups as terrorists

The Argentine Government designated the FARC-EP, the ELN, the Sinaloa Cartel, La Nueva Familia Michoacana and Los Tiguerones as terrorist organizations and…

--- The context --- The Argentine Government announced on Wednesday, October 21, the designation of five criminal and guerrilla groups operating in different Latin American countries as terrorist organizations, in a decision officially communicated by the Office of the President of the Argentine Republic. --- The facts --- The organizations covered are the Sinaloa Cartel and La Nueva Familia Michoacana, from Mexico; the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and the National Liberation Army (ELN), from Colombia; and Los Tiguerones, from Ecuador. The Government ordered the incorporation of the five groups into the Public Registry of Persons and Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and Its Financing (RePET), the administrative core of the announced measure. The decision was adopted through coordinated work among the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Security, the Ministry of Justice and the State Intelligence Secretariat. Regarding the Sinaloa Cartel, the Executive described it as a transnational criminal organization linked to drug trafficking, smuggling and extortion kidnappings, and noted that other countries, including the United States, had already designated it as a terrorist organization. As for La Nueva Familia Michoacana, the statement links it to international drug trafficking and illegal mining, and warns about its regional expansion. --- The positions --- In the case of Los Tiguerones, the Government said it is an Ecuadorian organization linked to drug trafficking and contract killings, and recalled that Los Chone Killers, which emerged from the fragmentation of Los Choneros, had been designated as a terrorist organization by Argentina in August of this year. Regarding the FARC-EP and the ELN, the Executive attributed to them a record of armed violence and human rights violations, and held that the regional expansion of their structures represents a potential risk to Argentine security. At the close of the document, President Javier Milei reaffirmed his administration's commitment to the fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime. --- What remains unknown --- The statement does not identify the specific resolutions through which the designations will be implemented nor does it detail additional operational measures derived from the decision. --- Unanswered questions --- Which specific resolutions will implement the incorporation of the five groups into the RePET? What additional operational measures will follow from the designations? How will the measure apply to structures that operate outside Argentina? --- EPM analysis --- The designation brings Mexican cartels, Colombian guerrillas and an Ecuadorian organization together in a single registry, under the argument of a shared regional risk. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the measure places the FARC-EP and the ELN in the same Argentine registry as the Sinaloa and La Nueva Familia Michoacana cartels and Los Tiguerones, with incorporation into the RePET as the concrete administrative effect announced. What the statement does not resolve is the implementation: without the specific resolutions or detailed operational measures, the practical scope of the designation will be defined by the steps the Argentine Government communicates after the October 21 announcement.
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