Hundreds of suspected cartel drones — some now with explosives — are flying near the southern border
By Josh Christenson and Jennie Taer
Published Aug. 8, 2024, 12:29 p.m. ET
Cartel drones packed with explosives are flying just south of Arizona’s border with Mexico, The Post has learned, alarming Senate defense hawks who are pushing for legislation to counter novel aerial incursions into the US.
Members of Los Salazar, a cell of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, are using drones “to drop explosives” on Los Pelones, an independent rival cartel, as part of ongoing conflict in Sonoyta, Mexico, according to an internal bulletin circulated by the US Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector Intelligence Unit on Tuesday.
The small town in Sonora sits roughly two miles from the US-Mexico border.
“Other confrontations between these two organizations have occurred along the border,” the bulletin also notes.
INTERNAL MEMO, obtained by NY POST
Cartel drones packed with explosives are flying just south of Arizona’s border with Mexico, according to a bulletin circulated by the US Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector Intelligence Unit on Tuesday.
https://nypost.com/2024/08/08/us-news/hundreds-of-suspected-cartel-drones-some-with-explosives-are-flying-near-the-southern-border/
