Mexico’s top military official confirmed that his forces have not shot down or intercepted a single cartel drone along its northern border after recently having announced a team-up effort with U.S. authorities. This as U.S. forces shot down more than 300 drones so far this year.
\n\nEarlier this month, Mexico announced the start of operation Aguila Alta (High Eagle), a joint operation between U.S. and Mexican authorities where they would share information and have each side work to intercept cartel drones. For the operation, Mexico’s Army revealed that they had deployed 800 troops in the western part of the border.
\n\nThis week, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Mexico’s Secretary of the Army, revealed that his forces had not intercepted or shot down any cartel drones nor made any arrests during the operation. In his statement, Trevilla Trejo revealed that they have not seen an increase in drone usage on the northern Mexican border. He claimed that the drones used by cartels are commercially available drones and are primarily used by human smugglers for surveillance purposes in order to monitor the presence of U.S. Border Patrol agents along the border.
\n\nThe military leader revealed that in the coming days his staff is expected…
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