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

The order did not list any Mexican cartels by name but said Cabinet secretaries would recommend groups for designation as terrorist organizations in the next 14 days.

Isolating U.S. companies from cartel activities could be almost impossible given that the criminal groups operate in sectors like agriculture and tourism, leaving some American businesses vulnerable to sanctions.

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

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order moving toward designating drug cartels ... move comes as cartel violence ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order moving toward designating drug cartels ... move comes as cartel violence ...

An executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations will expand prosecutors' jurisdictions, affect relations with Mexico, and risk blowback for which the US is unprepared.

Protesters took to the streets of a Mexican city shaken by cartel infighting Thursday, raiding a government office and demanding justice for two children shot and killed in the violence.

At around midday on Wednesday, an American hiker was shot by suspected cartel members while exploring a wilderness area near the US-Mexico border in California.

Drug Enforcement Administration agents of the Rocky Mountain Field Division say they took a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member into custody Tuesday.

By 2012, it controlled up to 60 per cent of Mexico’s drug trade, and reportedly supplied 25 per ... With all that security and firepower it’s a safe place in a dangerous city - unless a rival cartel pops by for a chat. The end of Guzman’s alternate ...

Experts say Trump's executive order is the continuation of an American project that fantasizes Latin American crime.