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.
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.
US Launches Secret Drone Missions Over Mexico To Track Drug Cartels
The CIA has launched drones on secret missions to spy on drug cartels in Mexico and may use them for armed operations. The covert operations, underway with MQ-9 Reaper drones, are assessing the drug gangs and their labs across the southern US border in preparation for a potential aerial strike to destroy them, CNN reported.
CNN: US is conducting covert drone missions in Mexico
The CIA has covertly flown MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on cartels since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20.
CIA uses drones to sniff out cartels and fentanyl labs in Mexico: US official
The CIA has been flying MQ9 Reaper drones over Mexico to help sniff out dangerous cartels and fentanyl laboratories, in partnership with the country's government.
CIA flying spy drones ‘well into Mexico’ as part of Trump crackdown on deadly drug cartels
The CIA has sent drones on secret missions over Mexico to spy on drug cartels — and may use them for armed strikes, according to former and current officials. The covert missions, carried out with MQ-9 Reaper drones,
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