# US charges 81 in Puerto Rico gang case as Trump cartel crackdown continues

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 23:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/us-charges-81-in-puerto-rico-gang-case-as-trump-cartel-crackdown-continues?traffic_source=rss

> The US Justice Department has charged 81 people over alleged drug and weapons offences in a crackdown on Los Baja Deo, a criminal group in Puerto Rico. The FBI and Puerto Rico police arrested 70 defendants, in an operation by a federal task force targeting gangs and transnational organisations.

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