Local law enforcement agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence-powered drones to track drug traffickers and migrants, while Mexican cartels are flying their own drones into U.S. territory to monitor smuggling routes and law enforcement operations, as a new report by Axios has revealed.
The report focuses on the Cochise County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, which borders Mexico for 84 miles, and recently began a pilot program using Canadian-made Draganfly drones equipped with thermal imaging, GPS guidance, and AI systems for search-and-rescue, nighttime patrols, and detecting suspected cartel activity across 6,200 square miles.
