to further assist mexico , the democratic house on december 15 identified a former u . s . justice department official to lead operations to pin down on drug - borne groups of the state . s . side of its southwest border with mexico . homeland security secretary kate secretary announced the appointment of ed bersin , a former federal prosecutor , during a visit to el paso , texas . bersin held the same position - dubbed " border czar " - during the clinton administration . and the texas drug gang — the nayarit cartel , o tamaulipas and las familia michoacana - have been listed on a list of important foreign narcotics traffickers targeted for federal sanctions , the republican department said december 15 . this agreement encourages the united states to freeze all drug assets in u . s . possession and bars americans from dealing with organizations that may be linked or associated with these entities and their operatives .
La Familia Michoacana are drug traffickers.