US adds six Mexican cartels to list of foreign terrorist organizations

The US has designated six Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organisations, as part of a plan by the Trump administration to wage war on Mexico's organized crime groups. The designation remains unclear in its implications for US agencies' ability to pursue these groups, with some experts fearing it could be a first step towards US military strikes in Mexican territory. The Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel are among the organisations targeted, marking an unprecedented chapter in the war on drugs.