The Mexican army has acknowledged for the first time that some of its soldiers have been killed by drug cartel bomb-dropping drones

MEXICO CITY – The Mexican army acknowledged for the first time Friday that some of its soldiers have been killed by bomb-dropping drones operated by drug cartels.

Defense Secretary Gen. Luis Cresencio Sandoval did not provide exact figures on the number of casualties suffered in the attacks, almost all of which occurred in the western state of Michoacan.

“Our personnel have suffered wounds, and some of our troops have even died” in the attacks, Sandoval said. The army had previously acknowledged that soldiers had been wounded in Michoacan by improvised explosive devices, or IEDs.

  • KevonLooney@lemm.eeEnglish
    182·
    3 months ago

    Sandoval said the army continues to encounter far more road-side bombs than drone-dropped ones.

    The Jalisco drug cartel has been fighting local gangs for control of Michoacan for years, and the situation has become so militarized that the warring cartels use roadside bombs or IEDs, trenches, pillboxes, home-made armored vehicles and sniper rifles.

    Uh, this is not smart. This is just asking for military intervention. There’s a reason why the mafia never wanted to kill police officers.

    • Kalkaline @leminal.spaceEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      Especially with the US being a strong ally of Mexico. We have Republicans frothing at the idea of firing missiles across the border at drug cartels. Nothing but bad things happening for the cartels if that gets greenlighted.

  • credo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    3 months ago

    Man, it’s s full blown insurgency at this point. All because we outlawed plants.