US Deploys Spy Planes to Escalate Surveillance of Mexican Drug Cartels

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US ramps up surveillance of Mexican drug cartels

The NewsThe US military has ramped up its surveillance of Mexican drug cartels after Washington designated them terrorist groups. The presence of spy planes in international airspace around the Baja peninsula has sparked controversy in Mexico, with the defense secretary saying he had not been informed of the flights’ purpose. Although the terrorist designation gives US authorities extraordinary powers to fight the cartels — a key campaign promis…

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The US spy plane controversy lands in Mexico: “We don’t know what they did”

Spy planes, overflights to the limits of Mexican airspace and Donald Trump’s war against drug cartels. Those are the central elements of the latest controversy that has landed in Mexico, after multiple reports of unusual movements of military aircraft from the United States came to light. One week after the first reports, Claudia Sheinbaum’s government broke the silence and this Tuesday admitted for the first time that there have been at least t…

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Mexico Says US Military Planes May Have Spied On Cartels

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The U.S. Air Force is Spying on the Cartels

Trump’s shift of Air Force resources from international issues to domestic issues is consistent with promises the president made along the campaign trail.

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Trump Dead Serious About Border: U.S. Military Using High-Tech Spy Planes To Watch Cartels

President Donald Trump is proving how serious he is about targeting the Mexican drug cartels that he has designated as terrorist organizations, as the U.S. military is reportedly using high-tech spy planes to monitor the southern border. At least 18 missions have been flown over the southwestern U.S. and around the Baja California Peninsula in ...

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US military ramps up security presence along Mexico border with spy planes

The U.S. military has significantly increased its presence over the Mexican border, conducting a series of missions aimed at monitoring drug cartels and enhancing border security. Over a span of ten days, the spy planes executed at least 18 missions over the southwestern United States and the international airspace near the Baja Peninsula, CNN reported.These missions, directed by President Donald Trump, are part of a broader strategy to secure t…