Friday14 February 2025
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Mexican drug cartels threaten to launch drone attacks against U.S. Border Patrol agents.

Leaders of Mexican drug cartels have ordered their gang members to use kamikaze drones and other explosives to target U.S. Border Patrol agents and American military personnel involved in securing the border with Mexico.
Мексиканские наркокартели угрожают атаковать дронми агентов пограничной службы США.

This is reported by The New York Post, as conveyed by Ukrinform.

Upon receiving this information, the Operational Intelligence Center of the El Paso border sector at the U.S.-Mexico border issued orders to border patrols and military personnel to enhance vigilance and monitor the surrounding situation.

Federal agents and personnel from the U.S. Department of Defense working along the border have been instructed to always wear appropriate gear, including bulletproof vests, first aid kits, and tourniquets, and to keep their rifles ready to take down unidentified drones.

They are also required to immediately report any sightings of drones to their superiors and the El Paso Operational Center.

The recent escalation of the security situation at the United States and Mexico border is linked to the mass deportation campaign initiated by President Donald Trump's administration aimed at illegal immigrants outside the U.S. and the decision to close the southern border of the country.

Immediately after taking office, Trump ordered the deployment of several thousand American troops to secure the border with Mexico and promised to send even more.

U.S. border guards note that the increase in their presence has effectively hindered the operations of Mexican cartels involved in the illegal trafficking of drugs and undocumented migrants from Mexico to the U.S.

As reported by Ukrinform, the new U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Gage, stated that the priority of the Pentagon's further work will focus on swiftly executing the President's orders, emphasizing the necessity of strengthening the protection of the country's southern border.

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