(NewsNation) — A violent new threat has emerged at the southern border as cartels weaponize drones as bombs to attack rival cartels.
Border agents are also under threat, with many at the border feeling unsettled by current events as cartels enter desperation mode.
They are a $13 billion-a-year industry smuggling people into the country, but their efforts are being stifled by President Donald Trump’s border security.
NewsNation obtained video of these weaponized cartel drones dropping a bomb on what is believed to be a rival cartel.
NewsNation believes this to be a cartel-on-cartel crime about four hours south of the Rio Grande Valley in Mexico.
Border agents tell NewsNation they have always faced threats from Mexico, but the violence is escalating with these bomb-wielding drones, and the agency is taking it seriously enough to prompt warnings about them.
A memo went out agencywide among U.S. Customs Border and Patrol following NewsNation’s reporting on the drones.
Texas Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Chris Olivarez told Blake Burman on “The Hill” that this latest warning shows what these criminal organizations have access to.
Border agents tell NewsNation they need military assistance to be a force against Mexico and cartel members.
