US EditionCartels Flew Drones 60,000 Times Along US Border in Six-Month Period
U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER, JUL 23 – Over 27,000 drone flights were detected near the U.S. southern border in the last six months of 2024, used by cartels for smuggling and hostile surveillance, DHS officials said.
- Mexican cartels conducted nearly 60,000 drone flights near the U.S.-Mexico border during a six-month period, according to Steven Willoughby from the Department of Homeland Security .
- Willoughby warned that it is only a matter of time before drone attacks occur against U.S. citizens or law enforcement.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that Mexican authorities are in permanent collaboration with U.S. officials regarding drone threats.
- The DHS's ability to counter drone threats will expire on September 30, 2025, and ongoing training with Mexican forces is aimed at addressing this issue.
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The Republican senator, Ted Cruz, warned that Mexican cartels have developed an operational capacity with drones superior to that of the United States' own law enforcement agencies.In his intervention, Cruz highlighted the growing threat posed by this type of drones to public safety and national sovereignty, specifically on the southern border of the United States. “On our southern border, the cartels now operate drone fleets, smuggling fentanyl…
Cartels flew drones 60,000 times along US border in six-month period
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An average of 328 Mexican drones are coming within 500 meters of the U.S. border every day, raising concerns about the safety of border agents and whether dangerous drugs are coming into the country undetected. “Nearly every day transnational criminal organizations use drones to convey illicit narcotics and contraband across U.S. borders and to conduct hostile surveillance of law enforcement,” said Steven Willoug…
Mexico City, Jul 23 (EFE).- The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, dismissed any possible “alert” on Wednesday to the alleged use of drones by organized crime organizations on the border with the United States, after U.S. security authorities warned of this possible action. “At some point there was some drone that did not pass, say the border, and it is in permanent collaboration. There is no information of new drones that are at this momen…
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