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Brookings Institution expert Vanda Felbab-Brown warns of real cartel drone threat after El Paso incident

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Airspace south of El Paso was temporarily shut down after U.S. officials shot down what they believed were Mexican cartel drones, which reportedly turned out to be party balloons

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Brookings Institution expert Vanda Felbab-Brown warns of real cartel drone threat after El Paso incident

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