US SPY PLANES HUNT FOR INTEL ON MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS.....
US SPY PLANES HUNT FOR INTEL ON MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS AS SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS SURGE NEAR BORDER The US border with Mexico, near San Diego, According to open-source data and t…
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February 10, 2025
- US SPY PLANES HUNT FOR INTEL ON MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS AS SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS SURGE NEAR BORDER
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| The US border with Mexico, near San Diego, |
According to open-source data and three US officials familiar with the missions, the US military has dramatically stepped up its surveillance of Mexican drug cartels in the last two weeks, sending advanced spy planes on at least 18 missions over the southwestern US and in international airspace surrounding the Baja peninsula.
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According to current and former military sources, the 10-day flights in late January and early February mark a substantial increase in activity as President Donald Trump orders the military to defend the border and prevent drug smuggling by cartels.
The military has already started to redirect limited US national security resources from threats abroad to the southern border, where Trump has proclaimed a state of emergency.
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| A Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft |
Navy P-8s, a highly valued aircraft with an advanced radar system that specializes in detecting submarines but can also gather imagery and signals information, have been involved in at least 11 of these recent flights near the United States.
One of the US military's most admired observation planes, the U-2 spy plane, made a nearly six-hour journey on February 3 to gather high-altitude imagery of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Former and current military personnel with extensive knowledge of border counternarcotic operations said they could not remember ever seeing a U-2 utilized for this reason.
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