The gathered experience is intended to be used against rival gangs and government security forces upon the fighters' return to Latin America. These networks are leveraging the conflict to bridge the gap between the commercial use of drones and coordinated military employment as the adoption of FPV technology grows within cartel operations.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Mexican and Colombian Cartels Join Ukraine Legion for Drone Experience
War15 days ago
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is deploying mercenaries to Europe to gather tactical intelligence on the Ukrainian front, based on information from Mexican and U.S. intelligence. Fighters from both Mexican and Colombian criminal syndicates are enlisting in the International Legion to acquire expertise in first-person-view (FPV) drones and other forms of unmanned aerial warfare.
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