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- Mexico’s cartels use drones to surveil U.S. border personnel and aid smuggling.
- U.S. Joint Task Force-Southern Border recorded 378 drone incursions in 30 days.
- Customs and Border Protection reported over 42,000 near-border UAS flights in fiscal 2025 and 37,000 in 2026.
- Mexico’s Águila Alta operation neutralized five drones, seized a gun and detained one person.
- MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum warned that AI-enabled drones create new terrorist threats.
