Will Trump plan to label Mexican cartels as terrorists bring US military strikes?

President-elect wants to ‘wage war’ on drug cartels; critics say he should stop US arms used in the drug war

Al-Qaida, Hezbollah, the Islamic State – the list of foreign terrorist organisations (FTOs) is a who’s who of America’s enemies. Now Donald Trump wants to add a new one: Mexican cartels.

Experts say the designation wouldn’t give the US many more tools to go after organised crime, and that it may simply be a threat to force more action from Mexico itself.

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