{"id":120575,"date":"2026-02-11T10:31:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/mexican-cartel-drones-breach-us-airspace-are-disabled-by-war-department-duffy-says-120575"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:31:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:31:49","slug":"mexican-cartel-drones-breach-us-airspace-are-disabled-by-war-department-duffy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/mexican-cartel-drones-breach-us-airspace-are-disabled-by-war-department-duffy-says-120575","title":{"rendered":"Mexican cartel drones breach US airspace, are disabled by War Department, Duffy says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Drones operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/mexican-cartel-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexican drug cartels<\/a> breached American airspace and were soon disabled by the U.S. military, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The breach took place near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Paso<\/a> International Airport in Texas, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily close the airport late Tuesday. 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Sean Duffy confirmed the breach and lifted the airspace restriction on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion,&#8221; Duffy announced in a statement on X, referring to the Department of War. &#8220;The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/cartel-drones-pose-dangerous-drug-trafficking-risk-border-state-official-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CARTEL DRONES POSE &#8216;DANGEROUS&#8217; DRUG TRAFFICKING RISK IN BORDER STATE, OFFICIAL WARNS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He did not say how many drones were involved or what specifically was done to disable them.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/faa-warns-about-flying-central-south-america-eastern-pacific-citing-possible-military-activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAA&#8217;s initial announcement<\/a> had said the El Paso airport would be closed for a period of 10 days, which would have been unprecedented for a U.S. city. The FAA had cited &#8220;special security reasons&#8221; for the initial closure.<\/p>\n<p>El Paso, a border city with a population of nearly 700,000 people and larger when including the surrounding metro area, is hub of cross-border commerce alongside the neighboring city of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. The brief closure did not include Mexican airspace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-military-strikes-narco-terrorist-vessels-latest-eastern-pacific-drug-trafficking-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>US MILITARY STRIKES NARCO-TERRORIST VESSELS IN LATEST EASTERN PACIFIC DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Veronica Escobar<\/a>, a Democrat whose district includes El Paso, had urged the FAA to lift the restrictions in a statement Wednesday morning. There was no advance notice given to her office, the city of El Paso or airport operations, she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The highly consequential decision by FAA to shut down the El Paso Airport for 10 days is unprecedented and has resulted in significant concern within the community,&#8221; Escobar said. &#8220;From what my office and I have been able to gather overnight and early this morning there is no immediate threat to the community or surrounding areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The incident came the same day that the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a warning about a &#8220;fake memo circulating online and through media outlets announcing temporary 10-day road closures in the El Paso area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a fake memo, and DPS is NOT closing the major highways \u2013 or any roads \u2013 in or out of the area over the next 10 days,&#8221; DPS said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mexican-cartel-drones-breach-us-airspace-disabled-war-department-duffy-says\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mexican-cartel-drones-breach-us-airspace-disabled-war-department-duffy-says <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drones operated by Mexican drug cartels breached American airspace and were soon disabled by the U.S. military, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. 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