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.

President Sheinbaum, having previously spoken against American intervention in battle against the crime lords, is changing her tune.

President Trump has cited illegal flows of fentanyl and migrants as the main reasons for a planned 25% tariff on Mexican goods.

According to reports, there were no injuries in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited island in Starr County, Texas.

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

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.

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

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

Authorities have issued an urgent warning for travelers crossing the border between the U.S and Mexico after cartels reportedly place explosives along roadways.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to designate Latin American drug cartels as terrorist organizations is part of his plan to stop the flow of fentanyl coming across the border. But Mexico’s president says the problem requires collaboration.

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

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.