The Canadian government is planning to designate Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations under Canadian law, a move prompted by concerns over fentanyl trafficking and US pressure. While this targets prominent cartels, experts highlight a wider network of criminal groups involved in the illicit drug trade, including Chinese triads and Iranian crime groups, all operating within Canada's relatively permissive environment.
The federal government is looking to list Mexican cartels as terrorists under Canadian law, but experts say there are a number of other groups heavily involved in the illicit drug market.A drug-producing 'superlab' is cleaned up after being busted by RCMP in Falkland, B.C., which is an unincorporated community about 50 kilometres east of Kamloops. The RCMP say there's evidence that organized crime groups are moving from smuggling fentanyl across the border to producing it in Canada.
Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty hasn't yet named the cartels that would be designated terrorists. Jessica Davis, a former senior intelligence analyst with CSIS who now heads the consulting firm Insight Threat Intelligence, said it's fairly "straightforward" that cartels meet the definition of a terrorist group under Canadian law.
Felbab-Brown said Canada has become a bit of a hub for money laundering. But she noted that more groups than just cartels are involved.Felbab-Brown said the "big question" is whether the government will consider adding these other groups to the list. The CISC report indicates that motorcycle gangs are heavily involved in the distribution of fentanyl and other drugs but says little about their involvement in smuggling and production.The process of designating a terrorist group is meant to be apolitical, starting with a cross-government consultation that identifies potential groups for addition to the list.
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