Mexico, drug cartel and Drone flights

CIA flying covert drone missions into Mexico to spy on drug cartels
The CIA under President Donald Trump has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, current and former officials familiar with the matter told CNN, part of Trump’s dramatic reorientation of national security assets to the US southern border.
U.S. official says drone flights over Mexico may signal future strikes
WASHINGTON — In recent days, the Trump administration has ramped up CIA surveillance drone flights over Mexico, formally designated drug cartels as “foreign terrorist” groups and floated the possibility of deploying troops there to fight organized crime.
Mexico Warms Up to Trump’s War on Drug Cartels
The Mexican Senate has approved the deployment of U.S. Army Green Berets into the country to target drug cartels in a move to appease President Trump, who has moved swiftly to shut down the border and crack down on drug smuggling.
Mexico warns against invasion after Trump designates cartels as terrorist groups
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is proposing constitutional changes to protect her country after President Donald Trump designated Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. "This designation should not be used by the United States as an opportunity to invade our sovereignty,
Mexico says won't accept US 'invasion' in fight against cartels
Mexico's president warned the United States on Thursday her country would never tolerate an "invasion" of its national sovereignty and vowed fresh legal action against US gunmakers after Washington de
In CPAC remarks, White House national security adviser pledges crackdown on Mexican cartels
Speakers hail Trump administration’s first month in office, with dozens of executive orders that have proposed sweeping ...
Are Mexican Drug Cartels Like Terrorists?
Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explore designating ...
US declares Mexican cartels terrorist organizations, Musk floats drone strikes
The State Department has declared several Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, with Department of Government ...
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Green Berets and Reaper Drones: Trump’s Shadow War in Mexico
The U.S. military’s growing footprint south of the border is making the outbreak of violence—and the deployment of more ...
Feds likely eyeing 'cover-ups' to bust Mexican cartels along border: former DEA agent
The U.S. Drug and Enforcement Agency could hire informants to reveal where Mexican drug cartel tunnel "cover-ups" are located ...
War on Drug Cartels Ramps Up at America's Blue Border
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman told Newsweek New Mexico needs "a strong community response" to drug crisis.
How Trump’s war on cartel cash can stop fentanyl enablers — and save American lives
China and the Mexican cartels are not trying to create drug addicts — they [are] trying and succeeding at killing off our ...
The Case Against Designating Cartels as Terrorists
It risks diluting the term into meaninglessness while proving little or no benefit to law enforcement.
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Mexico Seizes Nearly $40M Worth Of Meth After Trump Forced Action On Drug Trafficking
The Mexican government seized nearly $40 million worth of methamphetamine amid pressure from Donald Trump to take more action ...
Mexican drug cartels using bogus storefronts to hide underground drug tunnel exits on US side of border: feds
The smugglers have stepped up their efforts in the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking at the southern border.