An anti-tank missile launcher bound for Ukraine has been spotted in the hands of Mexico's Gulf Cartel.

It has been reported that a militant affiliated with the cartel was spotted carrying an advanced rocket launcher, the same type that the US has been shipping to the Ukraine since 2018.

The rocket launcher was identified as a Raytheon-made Javelin anti-tank missile system by Azucena Uresti, a news anchor for Milenio TV.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 10,000 Javelins have been shipped from the US to fight against Vladimir Putin's army.