Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday Trinidad and Tobago stood proud and committed to the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition led by United States President Donald Trump.

Trump, with Persad-Bissessar at his side, signed a proclamation committing to the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition—focused on using force to deal with criminal cartels—at the Shield of the Americas Summit at the Trump National Doral golf course resort in Miami on Saturday.

Said Trump: “The heart of our agreement is a commitment to using lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks once and for all. We’ll get rid of them.”