Mexican drug cartels see Trump's threats

Mexican cartels say they aren't worried about Trump's orders: Reporter's notebook
ABC News just spent two nights with members of one of the largest cartels in Mexico as they explained their operations in a town just across the border from the US.
Trump says he could send US special operators after Mexican drug cartels. It could make things a lot worse.
There's a potential role for special operations forces in combating cartels, but getting this wrong could up create more problems.
US Border Patrol Agents Exchange Gunfire With Mexico Drug Cartel: Reports
According to reports, there were no injuries in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited island in Starr County, Texas.
Mexican cartels fire at Border Patrol agents as Trump ramps up enforcement: officials
A group of suspected Mexican cartel members fired shots at U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday afternoon as a group of migrants attempted to cross the Rio Grande.
US Border Patrol and Mexican cartel members trade gunfire at southern border: report
US Border Patrol agents and suspected Mexican cartel members traded gunfire near the southern border Monday as a group of migrants tried to enter the US illegally, according to a report.
Border experts warn of ‘violent pushback’ from Mexican cartels to Trump crackdown
Current and former federal senior law enforcement officials have warned of a possible “violent pushback” from Mexican cartels infuriated by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown for how it will curb their human smuggling incomes.
Mexican drug cartels see Trump's threats as a 'joke': report
President Donald Trump has designated Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, which could set the stage for sending American special operations forces into Mexico to kill local drug kingpins.

US warns of increased violence, IEDs at Mexico border

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