According to reports, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) has been conducting surveillance missions against Mexican drug cartels using MQ-9 Reaper drones.
A top U.S. national confirmed to Fox News that the CIA has been using robots to collect information on Mexican drug cartels and fentanyl facilities. The private official said that the MQ-9 Reaper robots, which were authorized under a Biden-Harris management system that has continued under President Donald Trump’s administration, are not already armed or “lethal”.
The CIA’s security operations are shared with Hispanic government officials, according to the American official, who could then take action against the Mexican drug cartels ‘ illegal activities.
” This is not the Pakistan model”, a senior U. S. official said. ” It is being done in partnership with the Mexican state”.
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As part of the Trump administration’s wider efforts to end the grave risk from narco-trafficking, the CIA prioritizes battling drug cartel in both regional and Mexico, according to a CIA spokesman. ” Director]John ] Ratcliffe is determined to put the CIA’s unique expertise to work against this multi-faceted challenge”.
According to CNN, the MQ-9 Reaper drones, which are now only being used for security in Mexico, may be easily upgraded to have the capability to launch precise attacks against Mexican drug cartels. According to the report, the US has launched attacks against countries like Syria, Iraq, and Somalia using trained MQ-9 Harvester drones.
According to The New York Post, Mexican authorities recently confirmed that the U. S. administration’s use of robots for security against the Mexican drug cartels “did no offend” Mexico’s airport.
Last year, Mexican Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla told reporters that” we cannot rule out spy because we do not understand exactly what was done.” ” But, they did not violate federal aircraft”.
Addressing the current boost of U. S. helicopter flights near Mexican airport, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said,” The important thing here, I think, in the charter, which is what we have often proposed, is that they share information with the state of Mexico”.
