Trump declares that drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are ‘unlawful combatants’

President also said the US is now in a non-international conflict', according to a White House memo

Donald Trump has declared that drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants" and says the United States is now in a non-international armed conflict", according to a White House memo obtained by the Associated Press on Thursday.

A US official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly told the AP that Congress was notified about the designation by Pentagon officials on Wednesday.