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U.S. Embassy highlights close coordination with Mexico against cartel drones at the border

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said American authorities are using defensive counter-drone technology against threats linked to Mexican cartels along the border.
  • U.S. officials said the measures are coordinated with Mexican military and border authorities to protect personnel and prevent interference on either side.
  • Mexico’s defense chief said criminal groups use commercial drones to monitor authorities and migrant-smuggling routes, while Mexico operates 165 counter-drone systems.

The United States is using defensive counter-drone technology along the Mexico border, and Washington says the effort is being coordinated closely with Mexican authorities.

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico shared a message from Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson, who said the technology protects American personnel and border-security operations from drone threats linked to cartels. “The United States is employing defensive counter-drone technology to protect our personnel and border security operations from drone threats linked to cartels,” Wilson wrote.

The United States is employing defensive counter-drone technology to protect our personnel and border security operations from drone threats linked to cartels.

· Kingsley WilsonThe Pentagon press secretary described the U.S. counter-drone effort along the Mexico border.

She added that the actions are coordinated with Mexican military and border authorities “to ensure safety and avoid conflicts or interference on both sides of the border.” The embassy, led by Ronald Johnson, shared the message after reporting that U.S. Border Patrol and Mexican cartels were engaged in a drone conflict.

These actions are closely coordinated with Mexican military and border authorities to ensure safety and avoid conflicts or interference on both sides of the border.

· Kingsley WilsonWilson explained how the United States is coordinating the operations with Mexico.

Mexico’s Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo acknowledged that Mexican criminal groups use commercially available unmanned aircraft to monitor U.S. authorities and support crimes including human trafficking. He said the drones mainly transmit images of routes where authorities are not present.

Trevilla described Mexico’s relationship with the U.S. armed forces as “very good” and positive, based on shared responsibility, mutual trust, respect for sovereignty, and coordination without subordination. He said Mexico has 165 counter-drone teams deployed along its northern border. Asked whether Mexico could acquire the U.S. AMP-HEL laser system, he said the two sides had not yet discussed it, although its use could be evaluated. He also cited coordinated “mirror operations,” training, and information-sharing between the countries.

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· Ricardo Trevilla TrejoMexico’s defense secretary described the relationship with the U.S. armed forces.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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