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Mexican cartels are using commercial and modified drones to surveil U.S. security personnel, map patrol routines, and support smuggling corridors along the southern border.
Authorities are expanding efforts to disable the aircraft as drone activity increases. Brian Filler of Joint Task Force-Southern Border stated that the U.S.
military detected 378 drone incursions along the border during the previous 30 days.
He noted the trend is increasing, with the aircraft typically being commercial drones equipped with cameras used for surveillance tied to smuggling and human trafficking.
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