A recent seizure by Mexican authorities unmasked a new development in which the Sinaloa Cartel is now obtaining state-of-the-art combat attack drones similar to the ones being used in the Russia-Ukraine war. The issue comes at a time when social media videos have surfaced showing Sinaloa Cartel gunmen fighting in the war as a way to get trained in the newest attack drone technology.
\n\nThe seizure took place this week near Mazatlan, Sinaloa, where authorities seized 15 high-end drones with fiber optic wires, headsets, and controls, as well as 42 improvised explosive devices. The seizure raised alarms within Mexico’s security forces since the type of drones seized are not the typical commercial drones used by cartels — already a major security concern.
\n\nMexico’s National Security Cabinet
\n\nJust one day after the initial seizure, Sinaloa state police forces seized 80 additional explosive devices that were made to be attached to drones.
\n\nAs Breitbart Texas reported, in recent years, terrorist drug cartels have innovated the use of drones to carry and drop improvised explosive devices on rivals and Mexican military forces. The newly seized drones are state-of-the-art, using fiber-optic wires attached to the drone. This technology makes them nearly impossible to jam…
Original source: https://breitbart.com/
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