Mexican drug cartels are ordering their members to attack US Border Patrol agents with suicide drones and other explosives in a desperate bid to thwart the crackdown at the border, according to an internal memo obtained by The Post.
The alert, which cites social media posts and other sources, cautions federal agents “to remain cognizant of their surroundings at all times” in the face of the new threat.
“On February 1, 2025, the El Paso Sector Intelligence and Operations Center (EPT-IOC) received information advising that Mexican cartel leaders have authorized the deployment of drones equipped with explosives to be used against US Border Patrol agents and US military personal currently working along the border with Mexico,” the internal memo titled “Officer Safety Alert” said.
Federal agents at the US border face a new threat from drug cartels, which are calling for using armed drones against them.Getty ImagesFederal agents have stepped up their presence at the US southern border since President Trump took office in January.Omar Ornelas / El Paso Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe video player is currently playing an ad.
“It is recommended that all US Border Patrol agents and DoD personnel working along the border report any sighting of drones to their respective leadership staff and the EPT-IOC.”
Federal agents working the border are also advised to “carry proper equipment” at all times, including first aid kids, tourniquets and body armor. The memo also notes that rifles “should be readily available.”
News Nation, which first revealed the memo, also reported that posts on TikTok and other social media sites by the cartels have advised illegal migrants to “spit and urinate” in ICE agents’ food and defecate in their vehicles.
Other posts have encouraged assassins to target agents.
Military drones like this one used in Ukraine could soon be aimed at US border agents under orders from drug cartels.VITALII NOSACH/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockUS border agents exchange gunfire with Mexican cartels as tensions escalate at the southern crossing.@LtChrisOlivarez/X
The new threat from narcotraffickers south of the border comes amid a major crackdown on illegal immigrants crossing into the US under President Trump.
Just days after taking office, Trump vowed to send 10,000 US troops to help secure the border, while his border czar Tom Homan has launched deportation raids across the country targeting migrant criminals.
Mexican cartel bosses, who recognize the stepped-up US presence at the border will cut deep into their drug and human trafficking operations, have turned things up a notch, the leaked memo showed.
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