It is difficult to determine how these heterogeneous crime groups target the United States, but Mexican authorities need to respond to what might be called domestic terrorism.

A video released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shows a group of men running for cover after illegal activity is halted.

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, leader of Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel, has called an emergency meeting as Donald Trump brought in an executive order deeming cartels terrorist organisations

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday saying the United States would designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations in a move that could push a militarized agenda for the border and Latin America.

The remains found in the Chihuahua state included some bodies, some complete skeletons and other partial remains, as well as bullet casings.

His administration would have more power to impose economic penalties and travel restrictions, and potentially even take military action inside foreign countries.

Seizures like this weaken the financial powers of criminal organizations and disrupt their operations,” he said.

A Sinaloa cartel member arrested by ICE in El Paso, Texas, was found with multiple weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition, sources say.

The full implications of designating the cartels as terrorist organizations will depend, in large part, to how the administration follows through.

A Trump executive order could designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations; experts have expressed caution on that approach.

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.