At least 14 police officers have been killed and three others injured after they were ambushed by gunmen allegedly tied to Mexico's most powerful criminal organization.

The cops were executing a warrant approximately at 8am Monday at a home in El Aguaje, a town in the municipality of Aguililla, when 'several armed civilians fired on them', according the Michoacán state police.

At least six police officers were reported missing, according to the Ministry of Public Safety.

A cellphone video recorded by a motorist showed two police vehicles set on fire by purported members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

A motorist captured the horrific scene outside a home in Michoacán, Mexico, where 14 police officers were murdered and three others were injured

A team of cops serving a warrant in central Mexico on Monday were ambushed and killed

The Mexican military guards the site of Monday morning's horrific attack that left at least 14 cops dead and three others injured

Graphic images of the violent assault showed several police officers lying on the grass and a department pickup truck riddled with assault riffle bullets.

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel gunmen left two written messages on a poster board indicating the group was responsible for the attack and issued a warning to other police officers who were working with their rival groups, signalling out Los Templarios, Viagras and the Chocomiles de Tepeque.

A police officer, one of 14 killed during an ambush in Mexico on Monday, lies on the ground outside a home

Alleged gunmen tied to Mexico's most powerful criminal syndicate left two poster board cards threatening to attack other cops who support rival groups

'We will take the corresponding measures in a coordinated manner with the federal government so that there is no confusion,' Michoacán governor Silvano Aureoles Conejo said.

'There are always ways to confuse. They placed a card on one of the units where they make several remarks and messages, but let the authorities investigate the authenticity.'

After the attack, the area located in central Mexico's so-called 'hot lands' was reinforced by federal and state security forces, who installed checkpoints and control posts to find the assailants.

Michoacan, an important avocado growing state, is home to organized crime groups and recently has seen a spike in violence that has brought back memories of the bloodiest days of Mexico's war on drug cartels between 2006 and 2012.

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel left a message claiming responsibility for an armed assault that left 14 cops dead and three others injured Monday in the central Mexican state of Michoacán

Vehicles from the Michoacán state police were set on fire by a group of armed men who launched an attack against a team of police officers who were serving a warrant at a home to transport a woman and her daughter to the capital city of Morelia

In August, police found 19 bodies in the town of Uruapan, including nine hung from a bridge along with a sign with threats written on it.

Later, the Aguililla area was the scene of fierce clashes between members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and regional self-defense groups.

Under the leadership of Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes, one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords - who was once associated with El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel - the gang has unleashed an all-out bloody battle against the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel over who should control the illicit sale of gasoline.

'El Mencho' is also wanted by the United States Department of Justice, which is offering a $10 million reward for his capture.