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  "path": "/border/2026/02/15/cbp-cartels-flew-42000-drones-near-u-s-border-in-fy25/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T23:07:39.000Z",
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  "tags": [
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    "National Security",
    "Politics",
    "Department of Homeland Security (DHS)",
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    "CBP: Cartels Flew 42,000 Drones near U.S. Border in FY25",
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  "textContent": "Mexican drug cartels are conducting drone operations along the U.S.–Mexico border at industrial scale, with federal agencies now confirming tens of thousands of unmanned flights used to track Border Patrol agents, coordinate smuggling, and probe American airspace. In a statement to Breitbart Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed that agents detected more than 42,000 unmanned drone flights near the border in FY25, calling the threat “rapidly evolving” as cartels expand their aerial surveillance capabilities.\n\nThe post CBP: Cartels Flew 42,000 Drones near U.S. Border in FY25 appeared first on Breitbart.",
  "title": "CBP: Cartels Flew 42,000 Drones near U.S. Border in FY25"
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