Do Drug Cartels Actually Use Drones at the Border?
5 hours ago · U.S. officials warn that cartel-operated drones on the border pose a major threat. Mexican officials are less certain. Analysts say the answer is likely in between.
Cartel drones become flashpoint between US and Mexico
16 hours ago · The chaotic closure of the El Paso airport overnight Tuesday, which U.S. authorities initially blamed on an incursion by a Mexican cartel drone, brought into sharp focus the growing use …
Did military pursue Mexican cartel drones? Conflicting ...
1 day ago · The airspace over El Paso's international airport was briefly closed Feb. 11 after the Pentagon disabled drones by Mexican cartels, official said.
Cartels flew drones 60,000 times along US border in six-month ...
Jul 24, 2025 · “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 …
Pentagon laser testing led FAA to close airspace over El Paso: AP
1 day ago · Drones used by cartels have become more sophisticated and weaponized to help move drugs and explosives across the border.
Alleged drones in El Paso airspace cast spotlight on Mexican ...
1 day ago · An alleged incursion by Mexican cartel drones into US airspace and the sudden closure of El Paso’s airspace has drawn renewed attention to the use of high-powered weapons by organized …
Cops, cartels and the new drone wars on the border - Axios
Aug 13, 2025 · On the U.S. side of the southern border, local law enforcement officials have begun using AI-programmed drones to locate drug traffickers and migrants. On the Mexico side, drug …