President Lopez Obrador said that the US would not allow armed activities to target drug cartels on Mexican territory.

"We do not allow armed foreigners to operate in the territory. Foreign armed forces must not interfere in our territory. The Constitution provides that for a long time, we must obey. "You can enforce justice," President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a press conference in Mexico City today.

US President Donald Trump said he would consider Mexican drug cartels to be terrorist organizations because of their activities, which killed many American citizens. Trump said he had considered and pushed the decision in the past three months but refused to disclose plans to fight drug cartels.

The Mexican president backed Trump's decision and said he would discuss the matter with the US after the Thanksgiving holiday. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the US listed drug gangs in terrorist organizations that would pave the way for direct actions. Ebrard posted on Twitter November 27 that he had contacted the US side and confirmed he would focus on defending the country's sovereignty.

The Mexican government for many years organized suppression of drug cartels with campaigns to kill or prosecute leaders. However, the gangs disintegrated after the disappearance of power tycoons, leading to internal strife and scramble for territory.

Mexican drug cartels repeatedly overwhelmed the police. Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) ambushed a patrol convoy in Michoacan state in October and shot and killed 13 police officers. Gunfight erupted in Culiacan City on October 17 when police tried to arrest Ovidio Guzman, 28, the notorious son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Three women and six children were killed when gunmen accidentally shot three cars in Sonora state on November 5. Many of these people are dual citizens of the United States and Mexico. Police suspect the shooting was due to a contest between the drug cartels Juarez and Sinaloa, several suspects were arrested. The Mexican government said it would invite the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to participate in the shootings.