"The cartels have increased and actually escalated their threats and are actually using drones to drop explosives on rival cartel members or even the military."

Canada has agreed to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups, a move police and analysts say could help against the ‘thriving’ criminal organizations.

ABC News just spent two nights with members of one of the largest cartels in Mexico as they explained their operations in a town just across the border from the US.

There's a potential role for special operations forces in combating cartels, but getting this wrong could up create more problems.

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday that designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations would give police “more powers to… track the money, follow the assets and disrupt the activities of cartels.