The Trump administration has directed the military to prepare for lethal strikes against cartel targets inside Mexico, three military sources tell us. The Top Secret planning order, issued in late Spring, directs Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to manage the attack plans, which are to be ready by mid-September.
Though U.S.-Mexico military relations are broad and cooperative, any military action south of the border is considered extremely sensitive for both Washington and the Mexican federal government and is rarely discussed in public.
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/military-preparing-attacks-on-mexican
Report: Trump Administration Ready to Move on Mexico
Pentagon plans strikes on drug cartels there, apparently with or without Mexico’s OK
The Trump administration has reportedly instructed the US military to ready plans for direct attacks against Mexican drug cartels, with preparations to be managed by the Northern Command and a target date for the plans set for mid-September.
https://www.newser.com/story/373871/report-pentagon-plans-strikes-on-mexican-cartels.html