Event Brief
Task force warns cartel drone ops are getting more creative
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Summary: A U.S. task force warned that cartel drone operations on the U.S.-Mexico border are “getting more creative every day.” The warning comes as the Defense Department tightens southern border security, which has been a top priority since the start of the second Trump administration.
WHO: U.S. task force
WHAT: Warned that cartel drone operations on the U.S.-Mexico border are becoming more creative.
WHEN: Sep 24, 2026 at 9:46 AM ET
WHERE: U.S.-Mexico border
WHY: The task force issued the warning in response to observed changes in cartel drone operations on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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