Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Concerns about the safety of border agents and whether dangerous drugs are coming into the country undetected are increasing. Steven Willoughby, the deputy director of the Department of Homeland Security’s counter-drone program says, transnational criminal organizations are increasingly using drones to convey illicit narcotics and contraband across U.S. borders and to conduct hostile surveillance of law enforcement. Most of those drones are going up at night, or flying at altitudes that are restricted in both Mexico and the United States. That allows Mexican drone operators a clear view of U.S. Border Patrol agents’ location and movement, send migrants north in a different direction or find places to drop drugs for later pickup.
