Donald Trump formally designated Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations, a move intended to grant US law enforcement broader authority to disrupt their operations

President Donald Trump's order designating cartels as terrorist organizations may be getting overlooked, but it will increase U.S. security.

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

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

DONALD Trump may have paved the way for America’s $850billion military to clamp down on drug cartels with ferocious airstrikes in one of his first acts as President, an expert told The Sun.

President Donald Trump's first pick to lead the DEA ... In his executive order Monday night, Trump didn’t single out any particular cartel, crime group or drug trafficker. Technically, the order designates cartels and crime organizations as Foreign ...

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 called for the State Department to label Mexican cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations," a move that increases the reach of U.S. law enforcement over the criminal groups but risks complicating international business,

President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canada over drug trafficking, equating it with Mexico. U.S. government reports do not support the claim.

If Trump were to focus on dismantling drug cartels, immigration reform could significantly reduce the dysfunction of our immigration processes.

Former ICE official John Fabbricatore told Newsweek: "We're serious about how we're going to treat these terrorist[s] and gangs."