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 since 2026.

The drones were used by cartels, according to Punch Nigeria and Punch.

A separate smuggling operation was also uncovered, involving an underground tunnel beneath the U.S.-Mexico border, as reported by CBS News. The tunnel, allegedly built by the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, ran from Ciudad Juárez in Mexico to El Paso, Texas, and was used to smuggle migrants into the US for up to $30,000. A key figure in the smuggling network, Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy.

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