That’s a foolish idea. It reminds me of General Crook’s thought about chasing Apaches:
“Going after the Apaches with the U.S. Army is like deer hunting with a brass band.”
The cartels would melt and disappear before any large armed contingent passing through, and reconstitute once they were gone.
Send 1840s Sonoran scalp hunters
I’m 100% sure you’ve read Blood Meridian
Just send the Judge lol