Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare options for the possible use of U.S. military force against drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, officials say.

President Trump has signed an order telling the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain criminal gangs that the United States has named terror organizations.

The statement follows a report that Trump has secretly authorised use of military force against Latin American drug cartels.

The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.

President Donald Trump's administration can use the military to go after Latin American drug gangs that have been designated ...

A decree addressed to the Pentagon provides an official basis for undertaking direct operations in other countries, according ...

US President Donald Trump ordered the US military to use force against Latin American drug cartels, US media reported on ...

Military officials have already started drawing up options for how the military could go after Latin America drug cartels, ...

Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel Donald Trump has ordered US army officials to begin ...

The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.