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.

The Kingpin Act, established in the 1990s, allows for international sanctions and the prosecution of Americans aiding cartels. Analysts say the law broadens the scope to target individuals or groups suspected of assisting criminal organizations, making it easier to prosecute cartel members operating abroad under U.S. law.

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

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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 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.

Donald Trump gave a rather thumping speech during his coveted inauguration ceremony, where he announced that drug cartels would be treated like enemies to the nation. There are some infamous drug cartels in Mexico,