Argentina on Tuesday classified the Venezuelan-based Cartel de los Soles as an international terrorist and narcocriminal organisation, adding it to the Public Registry of Persons and Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and Their Financing (RePET). The resolution, signed by President Javier Milei’s government and announced by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, authorises financial sanctions and operational restrictions against any individuals or assets connected to the network. Buenos Aires becomes the latest capital to align with Washington’s July designation of the cartel under the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. Paraguay and Ecuador issued similar rulings earlier this month. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the Argentine move as evidence of a growing regional coalition against transnational drug cartels, telling reporters the cooperation would help “cut the lifeblood of narcoterrorism.” The Cartel de los Soles, allegedly run by senior Venezuelan military officers and figures close to President Nicolás Maduro, has long been accused by U.S. agencies of shipping cocaine and laundering proceeds throughout the hemisphere. A separate civil action filed this week in a Florida court accuses Maduro and top aides of kidnapping and narcoterrorism to protect the cartel’s revenue streams. Opposition leaders across the region, including Venezuelan presidential contender María Corina Machado, applauded Milei’s decision, while members of the U.S. Congress urged further joint measures. Argentine officials said the listing fulfils international commitments to fight terror financing and warned that any cartel operatives “will be pursued in Argentina or wherever they operate.”