U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico to combat trafficking across the southern border, NBC News reported on Tuesday. It cited six current and former U.

The administration has increased surveillance flights over Mexico as it tries to track the powerful cartels that dominate the fentanyl trade.

The Trump administration is reportedly considering the use of drone strikes against Mexican drug cartels as part of an intensified effort to combat narcotics trafficking across the southern border.