CIA-operated Predator drones are now conducting surveillance flights over Mexico, providing intelligence reports to Mexican authorities meanwhile U.S. Special Forces just landed inside Mexico for joint training operations. The Mexican military is deploying 10,000 troops along key border cities. A ton is happening very quickly that marks a significant shift in the response against drug cartels. I’ve consolidated all the information you need about the steps being taken, the effects they are having, and the response from the cartel.