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The United States military has shot down more than 300 drones operated by drug cartels along its border with Mexico since the beginning of 2026, the US Northern Command said Friday. The command, known as USNORTHCOM, said 100 of the drones were shot down in August alone, although it did not specify whether the interceptions […] The post US shoots down over 300 cartel drones along Mexico border appeared first on Vanguard News. The United States military has shot down more than 300 drones operated by drug cartels along its border with Mexico since the beginning of 2026, the US Northern Command said Friday. The command, known as USNORTHCOM, said 100 of the drones were shot down in August alone, although it did not specify whether the interceptions […] The post US shoots down over 300 cartel drones along Mexico border appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Reported context includes the following: The United States military has shot down more than 300 drones operated by drug cartels along its border with Mexico since the beginning of 2026, the US Northern Command said Friday. The command, known as USNORTHCOM, said 100 of the drones were shot down in August alone, although it did not specify whether the interceptions […] The post US shoots down over 300 cartel drones along Mexico border appeared first on Vanguard News. The United States military has shot down more than 300 drones operated by drug cartels along its border with Mexico since the beginning of 2026, the US Northern Command said Friday. The command, known as USNORTHCOM, said 100 of the drones were shot down in August alone, although it did not specify whether the interceptions […] The post US shoots down over 300 cartel drones along Mexico border appeared first on Vanguard News.
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