From Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels to Central America's most notorious street gang, these are the eight drug trafficking groups being designated terrorist organizations by US President Donald Trump's administration:

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which emerged in 2010, is one of Mexico's largest, most powerful and ultra-violent criminal organizations.

The United States has offered a $15 million reward for the capture of its leader Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mecho," who is accused of fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking.

According to the InSight Crime think tank, the group's tentacles extend to Guatemala, South America, Canada, China, Southeast Asia and Australia.

Present across most of Mexico, it fights bloody turf wars with the rival Sinaloa Cartel and has been accused of attacking high-ranking officials, including Omar Garcia Harfuch, now Mexico's security minister, in 2020.

Founded in the 1980s by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the Sinaloa Cartel is one of Mexico's oldest criminal organizations, with a reputation for infiltrating the highest echelons of the state.

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