The government crackdown on organized crime intensified after the Trump administration threatened retribution unless Mexico halted the supply of fentanyl into the United States, vowing high tariffs if the flow of migrants and drugs continued.

One human smuggler who spoke to NBC News said the troops wouldn’t make a difference, but conceded stricter border policies had significantly cut into his business.

Two high-profile members of a drug cartel in Mexico will be arraigned in the United States on Friday, following a historic extradition of 29 cartel figures. This includes drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero,