SAN ANGELO, TX — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) MQ-9 Guardian drone, operating out of San Angelo, conducted a rare mission deep into Mexican airspace on August 13, 2025, according to flight tracking data from FlightRadar24. The unmanned aircraft, using the call sign TROY701 and tail number CBP113, launched from San Angelo's Mathis Field around 3 a.m. CT and flew over 800 miles south, penetrating about 600 miles into Mexico. It performed several orbits west of Mexico City in an area associated with the notorious La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM) drug cartel, before disappearing from public tracking after roughly six hours.