US Spy Planes Are Tracking Mexican Drug Cartels

How US Spy Planes Are Tracking Mexican Drug Cartels
Aerial surveillance of the cartels has increased, with at least 18 spy plane missions flown over the Southwest and near Mexico.
US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as surveillance flights surge near border
The US military has significantly increased its surveillance of Mexican drug cartels over the past two weeks, with sophisticated spy planes flying at least 18 missions over the southwestern US and in international airspace around the Baja peninsula,
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Any intelligence gathered from Mexican territory would have to be shared under agreements between the two countries, Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla said.
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"We have also increased some uniquely military capabilities that will get after... the cartels, which are driving the illegal migration, and that is primarily through airborne ISR to get more information on those and figure out how we can counter their actions,
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