{"id":1520042,"date":"2025-02-19T00:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1520042"},"modified":"2025-02-19T00:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T05:40:00","slug":"cia-reportedly-flying-mq-9-spy-drones-over-mexico-as-cartel-fight-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/cia-reportedly-flying-mq-9-spy-drones-over-mexico-as-cartel-fight-nears\/1520042\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA Reportedly Flying MQ-9 Spy Drones Over Mexico As Cartel Fight Nears"},"content":{"rendered":"

CIA Reportedly Flying MQ-9 Spy Drones Over Mexico As Cartel Fight Nears<\/span><\/p>\n

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US Air Force spy planes<\/strong> have recently conducted signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations along the US-Mexico border, while Green Berets from the US Army’s 7th Special Forces Group<\/strong> have been deployed to a naval facility in Campeche\u2014a Mexican port city on the Gulf of Mexico\u2014for what’s described as a “training mission<\/strong>.”\u00a0These developments offer a clearer picture of President Trump’s emerging strategy to combat Mexican cartels<\/strong>, which have fueled a drug death catastrophe of 100,000 Americans per year.\u00a0This approach aligns with Trump’s\u00a0designation of these cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CIA,\u00a0operating under the Trump administration, has been secretly deploying unarmed (at the moment) General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper<\/strong> drones over regions of Mexico dominated by heavily armed drug cartels,\u00a0according to a CNN<\/a> report. The report comes from\u00a0current and former officials with knowledge of ongoing national security operations, shedding light on what is happening under the cloak of darkness – in preparation to\u00a0disrupt and dismantle drug cartels<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Here’s more from the report:<\/p>\n

Some current and former officials say designating cartels as terrorist groups could potentially <\/em>lay the groundwork for direct US strikes against the cartels and their drug labs in Mexico<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The <\/em>CIA has flown surveillance drones to hunt cartels inside Mexico before<\/em><\/strong>, according to a former and a current US official, under at least one small program that partnered with Mexican authorities.<\/em><\/p>\n

But the more <\/em>recent flights were communicated to Congress by the Trump administration<\/em><\/strong> using a particular notification reserved for new or updated covert programs that the CIA intends either to conceal or deny, a source familiar with the matter said \u2014 <\/em>suggesting that the flights represent a distinct escalation<\/em><\/strong>. The notifications made no mention of Mexican partners, the source said.<\/em><\/p>\n

CIA spokesperson told the media outlet that\u00a0<\/em>“countering drug cartels in Mexico and regionally is a priority for CIA as a part of the Trump Administration’s broader efforts to end the grave threat from narco-trafficking. Director [John] Ratcliffe is determined to put CIA’s unique expertise to work against this multifaceted challenge.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s the latest:<\/p>\n

USAF Spy Plane Runs SIGINT Operation Near Cabo As US Preps For Potential Cartel Fight<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

USAF Spy Jet Flies Second SIGINT Operation On US Border With Focus On Narco Hub<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Border Czar “Expects” Kinetic Warfare Between US Troops & Mexican Drug Cartels<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Beyond spy planes and drones conducting SIGINT and other surveillance operations in the region, as well as US Special Forces operators in Campeche, this should all be viewed as the beginning innings of the war against cartels<\/strong>. We suspect financial sanctions could be used to pressure Mexican banks to disrupt cartel financial networks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is what ‘America First’ looks like.\u00a0<\/p>\n

… and Kyle Bass could never be happier…\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 02\/18\/2025 – 19:40<\/span><\/p>\n

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