墨西哥国防部长里卡多·特雷维利亚·特雷霍周二表示，毒贩集团日益增多地使用无人机技术是全国性的担忧。
Mexico’s secretary of national defense highlighted the growing use of drone technology by drug cartels, describing it as a matter of national concern.
特雷霍的言论紧随报道之后，报道称墨西哥贩毒集团成员正在乌克兰以雇佣兵身份作战，以训练无人机战争战术。
Ricardo Trevilla Trejo’s comments Tuesday follow reports that Mexican cartel members are fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine to train in drone warfare tactics.
“他们确实让我们全国范围内感到担忧。这就是为什么自去年以来，我们已经采购了许多固定和移动反无人机系统。我们也在整个边境部署了这些系统，并与美国协同开展行动，”特雷霍说。
“Yes, they concern us across the country. That is why since last year, we have purchased many fixed and mobile anti-drone systems. We also have them along the entire border and we conduct operations in coordination with the United States,” Trejo said.
10月4日和11日，墨西哥军方报告称在墨西哥西北部的锡那洛亚州查获了15架光纤无人机——这种技术常用于俄乌战争。
On Oct. 4 and 11, the Mexican military reported seizing 15 fiber optic drones in Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico -- a technology commonly used in the Russia-Ukraine war.
锡那洛亚州是墨西哥最新贩毒集团战争的中心，这场战争是在锡那洛亚贩毒集团分裂为两个争夺领土控制权的对立派系后爆发的。
Sinaloa is at the center of Mexico’s latest cartel war, which erupted after the Sinaloa Cartel splintered into two rival factions vying for territorial control.
特雷霍表示，当局尚未确认使用该技术的犯罪集团，并指出其使用范围不仅限于墨西哥北部地区。
Trejo said authorities have not identified the criminal groups using the technology, noting that its use extends beyond Mexico’s northern region.
8月份，格雷罗州小社区洛斯巴亚多斯的居民因犯罪集团发动的无人机袭击而被迫离家。
In August, residents of the small community of Los Bayados in the state of Guerrero were displaced from their homes by drone attacks carried out by criminal groups.
“我们认为……他们广泛使用商用无人机，随后对其进行改装以攻击对手集团，在许多情况下甚至还会袭击当局。然而，这些并不是高度复杂的无人机，”特雷霍补充道。
“We believe that … they make extensive use of commercial drones, which they later modify to attack rival groups and in many cases authorities as well. However, these are not highly sophisticated drones,” Trejo added.