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Cartels flew drones 60,000 times along US border in six-month period
https://www.newsnationnow.com- ^ | July 24, 2025 | Julian Resendiz

Posted on 07/25/2025 7:43:24 PM PDT by Beowulf9

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An average of 328 Mexican drones are coming within 500 meters of the U.S. border every day, raising concerns about the safety of border agents and whether dangerous drugs are coming into the country undetected.

“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 enforcement,” said Steven Willoughby, deputy director of the Department of Homeland Security’s counter-drone program.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aviation; border; cartels; crime; dogfights; drones; drugs; jamming; mexico; texas
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To: Beowulf9

Drones can be preprogrammed, but usually controlled remotely.

EM interference is the future.

Full on, broad spectrum interference.

In the world of the blind, the one eyed man is king.


21 posted on 07/26/2025 1:14:53 AM PDT by ro_dreaming (Who knew "Idiocracy", "1984", "Enemy of the State", and "Person of Interest" would be non-fiction?)
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To: Beowulf9

Arrogance.


22 posted on 07/26/2025 4:37:18 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator ( Now open: DOW - Department of Winning)
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To: Beowulf9

Bkmk


23 posted on 07/26/2025 8:25:33 AM PDT by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

aver= 2500 a week.


24 posted on 07/26/2025 10:39:14 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ridesthemiles

Incredible, isn’t it? The USA better get serious about drone defense and shoot down any incursions into our territory.


25 posted on 07/26/2025 11:57:05 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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