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Mexican Cartels Use Drones to Monitor Border Agents and Map Smuggling Routes, Expert Warns

  • Mexican cartels reportedly use commercial and modified drones to monitor U.S. security personnel, study patrol patterns and support smuggling routes along the southern border.
  • Brig. Gen. Brian Filler said the U.S. military detected 378 drone incursions along the border during the previous 30 days, with activity increasing.
  • Mexico has deployed military personnel and counter-drone systems to address drone activity along the border.
  • Expert Austin Doctor said cartels use drones for surveillance and logistics and continue adapting their drone technology.
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Cartels use drones to scout border agents and map smuggling routes, expert warns

Counter-drone efforts are expanding as cartels use modified drones to map U.S. patrol routines along the Mexico border and support smuggling operations into Texas.

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Fox News broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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