Pernicious Propaganda

Geolocation of CCTV footage showing the moment after a GAO/r drone dropped a munition attempting to attack the Estación de Policía in Iquira, Huila Department, Colombia. Work w/ @el6rin6o6aucho (2.6485577, -75.6360284) Source: @BluRadioCo

Geolocation of Mayiza/CDS affiliated sicarios on a rooftop overlooking the town of Pichilingue, Sinaloa. There has been an increase in fighting along the Río Presidio areas. @GeoConfirmed Work w/ @VaqueroJoe y @el6rin6o6aucho (23.4546711, -106.2179104) Source: @mexicannarcos

Prediction time from us, as drones continue to become the tool of the future for delivery of goods to civilians across the globe, criminals will view this as an opportunity. Sky Piracy will become a global emerging crime as criminals utilize their own drones…

Prediction time from us, as drones continue to become the tool of the future for delivery of goods to civilians across the globe, criminals will view this as an opportunity. Sky Piracy will become a global emerging crime as criminals utilize their own drones to steal packages.

In the video shared by @VivoenMarte2 there are three total drops of improvised air-delivered munitions. The first drops a single IADM, while the second & third drops release two munitions. We are unable to tell if the double release is purposeful or an equipment/operator error.

A drone attack w/ improvised air-delivered munitions in El Fresno, Guerrero left four civilians injured including two children. The town is in Los Tlacos territory, but is right on the border of an ongoing territorial conflict between Los Tlacos & Los Ardillos criminal groups.

From @RedMasNoticias we have a photo of ammunition & equipment seized from ELN by Colombian authorities in Los Trozos, Colombia including a drone. The drone is an E88 Pro. This popular toy drone is manufactured by a number of Chinese companies & sold in various bundles online.

From @foro_militar we have photos of 69 IADMs that were found by authorities in the mountains near San Ignacio, Sinaloa. The IADM design has cylindrical bodies, 3D printed tail section taped onto the body w/ four stabilizer fins & a 3D printed nose cone is taped onto the body.

For those that follow drone use by non-state actors, there has been a lot to unpack from this past weekend: -Emergence of fiber-optic drone use by GAO/R in Colombia -Effective use of drones by FLA for their offensive Mali -Hezbollah’s increased FPV use against the IDF in Lebanon

From @adiscusion we have a photo of an improvised air-delivered munition/IADM that was in a truck seized by authorities in Concordia, Sinaloa. The IADM design has a cylindrical metal body w/ scoring, cut rebar taped to the body & four metal stabilizer fins welded to the bottom.

From @enfoqueinforma we have a photo of an IADM that failed to detonate in El Charco, Guerrero. The IADM design has a cylindrical PVC body, a tapered PVC tail section attached to the body w/ slits cut for four corrugated plastic stabilizer fins & a PVC nose section attached.

Geolocation of ISR footage from the military operation that caught key CJNG leader Audias Flores Silva/“El Jardinero” in El Mirador, Nayarit. @GeoConfirmed Work w/ @VaqueroJoe y @el6rin6o6aucho ISR Center Point (21.6231155, -104.3834266) Source: Mexican Government via @nmas

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