US shot down 300 cartel drones on Mexico border – Military

The US military has shot down over 300 drones used by criminal organizations for smuggling and surveillance along the Mexico border, Punch reports.

A smuggling network operating beneath the U.S.-Mexico border was disrupted, CBS News reports. The network, allegedly run by the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), used an underground tunnel from Ciudad Juárez in Mexico to El Paso, Texas. The tunnel, roughly 1,000 feet long on the Mexican side, connected to the public storm drain system.

Migrants were smuggled through the tunnel for up to $30,000, according to prosecutors. A key figure, Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bring migrants into the United States. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

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