PRESIDENT Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to send troops and drones to Mexico in an effort to stop cartels from smuggling drugs into America.

Trump’s administration is reportedly training armed forces for the mission after bombing ships in the Caribbean in the war against so-called “narco-terrorists.”

Early planning stages are said to have already been conducted in Mexico, two US officials told NBC News.

However, deployment isn’t imminent, and US leaders are still discussing the scope of the potential mission, officials reportedly said.

Soldiers carrying out the reported mission will be working under the Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations Command, former and current officials told the outlet.

The personnel would operate under Title 50, which is America’s legal code for national security efforts, if the plan is approved.

Military crews would mainly use drones to strike cartels, with some soldiers needed on the ground to operate them safely close by.

The action would diverge from previous administrations, which have quietly supported Mexico’s fight against cartels with CIA agents and other manpower instead of taking direct action.

The Trump administration plans to keep the details of the mission under wraps and not publicize actions, unlike recent strikes in the Caribbean, officials told the outlet.

When asked for comment, a senior administration official told NBC News, “The Trump administration is committed to utilizing an all-of-government approach to address the threats cartels pose to American citizens.”

The bombshell report came as Trump has been ramping up military action south of the US in the so-called war on narco-terrorism.

He’s long vowed to address the flow of fentanyl into the US, which is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has shared several surveillance videos of drone strikes demolishing freighters in Caribbean waters that he says are carrying drugs.

He has made it clear that any foreign group found to be smuggling drugs onto American soil will be treated “exactly like Al-Qaeda.”

TENSION FEARS

Trump has insisted that, despite a strong-arm approach, he is trying to avoid sparking armed conflicts with neighboring countries.

However, international leaders have raised eyebrows at the moves and criticized the unwanted strikes.

In April, the Trump administration considered launching drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico, NBC News reported at the time.

In response to the report, Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum said that her country would accept help from the US, but wouldn’t be second in command.

“We reject any form of intervention or interference,” she said a press conference at the time.

“That’s been very clear, Mexico coordinates and collaborates, but does not subordinate itself.”

CONGRESS CONTROVERSY

Trump has been criticized for failing to ask Congress for permission before approving military action against the drug cartels.

“I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war,” Trump previously explained to reporters.

“I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country, OK? We’re going to kill them.”

The president has stoked tension with the Venezuelan government for sending the world’s largest warship off the coast of the country to battle drug smugglers.

In a disturbing show of force, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned he has Russian missiles at the ready in case a conflict arises.

United Nations rights chief Volker Türk made a desperate plea to bring the strikes to an end on Friday as he said there’s no international law to justify the action.