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.
Under Trump, CIA plots bigger role in drug cartel fight
The CIA is developing plans to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign pledges to get tough on Mexico’s drug cartels, but critics warn of a backlash.
CIA using drones to surveil drug cartels, labs in Mexico
The CIA is deploying unmanned drones over Mexico to search for fentanyl labs run by drug cartels after the Trump administration declared cartels are terrorist organizations.
CIA expands drone flights over Mexico to locate cartels: Report
To combat drug cartels, the CIA is ramping up secret drone flights over Mexico, The New York Times reported Tuesday. This ‘covert’ drone program began under the Biden administration and has not previously been disclosed,
'Can't rule out espionage': Mexico wary as Trump launches secret missions against cartels
The CIA has already been carrying out President Donald Trump's orders to conduct missions against drug cartels in Mexico, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The intelligence agency has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones across the border to spy on the cartels,
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Feds likely eyeing 'cover-ups' to bust Mexican cartels along border: former DEA agent
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Republican Suggests Using Drones Against Mexican Cartels
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Sinaloa Cartel Informant Says Trump's Fentanyl Crackdown Is Driving Some Traffickers Away from the Drug
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