Cartels have one scary plan at the border that put Donald Trump on red alert
Donald Trump is ramping up his war against the Mexican drug cartels.
They’re not going down without a fight.
And cartels have one scary plan at the border that put Donald Trump on red alert.
Cartels are using drones at the border
President Donald Trump declared the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations on his first day in office.
His administration has pressured Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum to crack down on them.
The cartels have seen their flow of illegal drugs and human trafficking into the United States slow down after Trump began securing the border.
But they’re not going to go quietly into the night.
A Border Patrol official revealed that the cartels are using drones to keep tabs on law enforcement around the border.
Mexican authorities arrested a drone operator on their side of the border last year who was spying on Border Patrol agents.
Border Patrol El Paso Sector interim Chief Agent Walter N. Slosar revealed that his agents are under constant surveillance.
“We see the drones every day. The cartels use the drones to identify where the authorities are and how they can manage entries,” Slosar explained. “We are trying to identify exactly where they are to stop that tactic.”
He said that the Border Patrol is working with its Mexican counterparts to be able to identify the drone operators on the ground.
Cartels make a chilling threat at the Border Patrol
Slosar admitted that he was worried about the regular drone presence over the southern border.
“Do I worry? I worry about everything: land, air, underground,” Slosar stated. “We are trying to make sure the border is safe on both sides. That is why we work with federal, state and community partners – to identify where they are using the drones and what we have to do to combat them.”
The cartels have been increasingly using drones as part of their turf wars in Mexico.
Mexican military and security forces were attacked with drones carrying explosives in the state of Chihuahua last month.
Drones are also being used by the cartels to transport drugs across the border for drop-offs in neighborhoods in El Paso, Texas.
An internal Border Patrol memo titled “Officer Safety Alert” warned that cartels could use drones equipped with explosives for cross-border attacks on agents.
“On February 1, 2025, the El Paso Sector Intelligence and Operations Center (EPT-IOC) received information advising that Mexican cartel leaders have authorized the deployment of drones equipped with explosives to be used against US Border Patrol agents and US military personnel currently working along the border with Mexico,” the internal memo statedBorder Patrol agents were warned to be aware of their surroundings at all times.
NewsNations reported that this warning was based on threats the cartels were making on social media.
“Border Czar” Tom Homan predicted that violence could escalate at the border because the cartels wouldn’t give up their lucrative drug smuggling and human trafficking business without a fight.
The cartels and Donald Trump are headed toward a showdown.
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