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U.S. Military Escalates Surveillance of Mexican Cartels Amid Rising Tensions

In a significant development in U.S.-Mexico border security, recent reports reveal that the U.S. military has dramatically increased its surveillance activities targeting Mexican drug cartels. Over the past two weeks, American spy planes have conducted at least 18 reconnaissance missions along the southern border and surrounding areas—a stark contrast to the usual rate of roughly one mission per month. These flights involve high-tech aircraft such as Navy P-8 Poseidons, Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joints, and the legendary U-2 reconnaissance plane, which can fly at altitudes up to 70,000 feet to gather imagery, signals intelligence, and movement data.