Labeling Mexican Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could Expose U.S. Companies to Sanctions

Say what you want about the failsons of neoliberalism, that are Mexican Latina American "cartels" (are they really cartels?), but they're the ones propping up the U.S economy I guess, if not acting as its pseudo-state actor military force for primitive accumulation and rentseeking

The multinational banana producer Chiquita Brands was found liable in 2024 for killings by a Colombian right-wing paramilitary group that was designated as a terrorist organization. Chiquita Brands said that it had been extorted by the paramilitary group and forced to make payments to protect its Colombian employees. Plaintiffs, however, argued that the company had paid the paramilitary group to run out residents to buy land at depressed values.