Feb 3, 2025 · Mexican drug cartels are ordering their members to attack US Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones and other explosives in a desperate bid to thwart the crackdown at the border, according to...

Mexican drug cartels have planned attacks on U.S. Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones and other explosives to combat a crackdown by the Trump administration at the southern border ...

Jan 5, 2024 · A human rights group says a small community in the violence-torn Mexican state of Guerrero has been attacked by drones and armed men from a drug cartel.

Aug 23, 2023 · The Mexican army said Tuesday that drug cartels have increased their use of roadside bombs or improvised explosive devices — especially bomb-dropping drones — this year, with 42 soldiers, police...

Feb 3, 2025 · Mexican news media have identified the suspects as members of a Sinaloa cartel cell. Chihuahua state officials display items seized from drug cartel members in southern Chihuahua in recent days, including drones used to drop bombs on soldiers. (State of Chihuahua) On Jan. 26, a soldier on patrol near Guadalupe y Calvo was similarly shot dead.

Oct 2, 2024 · (NewsNation) — Mexican drug cartels operating along the U.S.-Mexico border are using electronic devices to disrupt drones being used by U.S. border officials to track immigrants who crossed into the United States illegally, NewsNation has learned.

Nov 11, 2021 · Cartel commandos are attacking rival gangs and security forces with armed drones, enhancing their combat power. We can clearly track their technological and tactical progress on this front. It is a part of the increased tactical and operational sophistication of criminal groups in Mexico’s crime wars .

6 days ago · A memo sent to border patrols says "Mexican cartel leaders have authorized the deployment of drones equipped with explosives to be used against US Border Patrol agents and US military (personnel ...

Jun 18, 2023 · Drones have become an increasingly common weapon in the arsenals of Mexican drug cartels due to their affordability, adaptability, and the cartels’ propensity to embrace new technologies.

Jun 1, 2021 · MEXICO — Tweaked commercial drones are now part of Mexican drug cartels' arsenal for attacking enemies and smuggling drugs into the US, according to recent reports and cartel operatives...