Another week, another group of international drug traffickers thinking they can outsmart the United States. Six alleged kingpins were just slapped with sanctions by the U.S. Treasury for running a high-stakes smuggling operation using everything from aircraft to so-called “narco subs”—yes, homemade submarines—packed to the gills with cocaine destined for the U.S., Europe, and the Caribbean. You really can’t make this stuff up.
Now here’s the kicker: two of the ringleaders hail from Colombia—hardly a surprise—and four more are Guyanese nationals, including a couple of police officers who apparently took their oaths of public service with their fingers crossed behind their backs. According to the Treasury Department, these folks weren’t exactly running a mom-and-pop side hustle. We’re talking tons of cocaine, bribed officials, and entire airstrips under their control.
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‘If the money is not flowing…there’s less of an incentive to bring the drugs and the guns and some of the illicit activity up to the north.’
The Trump… pic.twitter.com/heLj8cFcUJ
— Owen Gregorian (@OwenGregorian) May 27, 2025
And here comes the line that really jumps out: under President Donald Trump, “this administration has achieved the most secure border in modern history.” You can practically hear the collective groan from the open-borders crowd. But it’s true—while some are content to wave everyone through and pass out gift bags, others are actually fighting the flow of drugs and crime into our communities.
Meanwhile, in Guyana—a so-called U.S. partner in fighting drug trafficking—the situation looks like a mess. When you have active police officers funneling shipments for Mexican and Venezuelan traffickers, and ex-officers kidnapping their own colleagues, “partner” might be a bit generous. Then again, the Biden administration seems to think words matter more than actions, so they’ll probably call this “robust cooperation” and move on.
The Treasury notes that Guyana’s corruption remains a significant obstacle to cleaning up this mess. No kidding. When narco subs are creeping through jungle waterways with thousands of pounds of cocaine, and cargo ships are getting intercepted with cartel-stamped packages, maybe it’s time for Washington to take off the kid gloves. After all, the Sinaloa Cartel doesn’t exactly send Christmas cards—they send drugs, violence, and death.
5/28: Government of Mexico officials acting on information from the Casa Grande Border Patrol station found and dismantled a cartel “Rip Crew” in Mexico during a mirrored or parallel patrol just south of the border.
Four rifles, tactical gear, a dodge truck and ammunition were… pic.twitter.com/AkShvLs5MD
— Chief Patrol Agent – Tucson Sector (@USBPChiefTCA) June 9, 2025
To be clear, this is not a new problem. Last year alone, more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine were seized from a narco sub off Guyana’s coast. Yet we’re still supposed to believe that open borders and soft-on-crime policies will somehow “dismantle” these operations. It’s laughable. What we need is more of what the Treasury is doing here: exposing networks, blocking assets, and hitting these criminals where it hurts—in the wallet.
Of course, don’t expect any headlines about this from the mainstream media. They’d rather focus on the latest outrage of the week than report on what effective drug enforcement actually looks like. But here’s the reality: while this administration dithers and the left continues its love affair with lax border enforcement, real Americans are footing the bill—through addiction, crime, and destroyed families.
At least someone is still willing to fight. Treasury’s Deputy Secretary said they’ll keep working with law enforcement and the Guyanese government to disrupt these cartels wherever they operate. That’s the right mindset—relentless, unapologetic, and focused on results.
One of the most important steps that @POTUS took early on was declaring narco groups as terrorist organizations.
This unlocked @USTreasury’s authority to target cartel finances, freeze assets, and cut off funds fueling harm to our communities. pic.twitter.com/xNeEmnSDH1
— Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender (@TreasuryDepSec) May 28, 2025
If only the rest of Washington would follow suit.
