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Trump Administration Deploys CIA Drones for Surveillance of Mexican Drug Cartels

The CIA has been conducting surveillance flights over Mexico with MQ9 Reaper drones to gather intelligence on drug cartels and fentanyl labs, according to a senior U.S. Official.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that the flights are part of the coordination and collaboration that have been going on for many years between the United States government and the Mexican government.
Experts report that cartels are industrializing methamphetamine production and using precursor chemicals from China and India to manufacture synthetic opioids, which result in about 70,000 overdose deaths annually in the U.S.

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1 day ago·Atlanta, United States

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Democracy Now!

CIA Expands Drone Flights Over Mexico

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Antiwar.com

CIA Expands Drone Flights Over Mexico To Hunt for Fentanyl Labs - News From Antiwar.com

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the CIA under the new Trump administration has expanded secret drone flights over Mexican territory to hunt for fentanyl labs. US officials told the Times that the drone flights started under the Biden administration but quickly expanded once Trump came into office.…

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American Military News

Drones deployed by CIA amid crackdown on Mexican drug cartels: Report

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has reportedly been using MQ-9 Reaper drones to conduct surveillance missions against drug cartels in Mexico. Fox News reported that a senior U.S. official confirmed that the CIA has been using drones to gather surveillance on Mexican drug cartels and fentanyl laboratories. The anonymous official said that the MQ-9 Reaper drones, which were authorized under a Biden-Harris administration program that has…

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telesurtv.net

Sheinbaum denounced outside interference using NYT report on U.S. military drones.

Sheinbaum made it clear that national sovereignty is not at risk, arguing that "there is nothing illegal" on U.S. drone flights, because they are made at Mexico's request in a bilateral collaboration scheme, something he recalled is not new but it has been carried out for several years.

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Deutsche Welle

Mexico: 'Nothing illegal' about US drone flights

After US media reported an increase in drone flights over Mexican territory, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum insisted that they form part of a yearslong collaboration between the two countries.

2 days ago·Bonn, Germany

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