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By Rafael Quintero · 2w
SVR warns cartel FPV drone operators threaten US anti-narcotics agents on Mexico border
The intelligence service issued the warning across two separate filings dated 20 and 21 October 2026.
By Rafael Quintero · 2wRussia’s SVR has warned that FPV drone operators among cartel members pose a threat to United States agents conducting anti-narcotics operations on the Mexico border.
The service first published the warning on 20 October 2026. It restated the same risk assessment in a second separate filing one day later.
No further details on operator numbers, locations or specific threats were included in either published notice.
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