President Trump ordered the U.S. State Department to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations shortly after taking office. In response, Mexico suggests that it will widen its longstanding fight against US gun makers.

Mexico says that its cartels largely obtain weapons brought across the border from the United States and has sued gunmakers in the U.S. for their alleged role in arming criminals. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to label the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.