Drones, Outfitted Trailers, and 10,000 Cameras: a Visit to Maru Campos’s “Mini-Pentagon” in Chihuahua

Mexico’s Security Push: Safety or Spying?

Mexico’s “Mini-Pentagon” security hub is selling safety with drones and thousands of cameras—while a CIA controversy exposes how quickly public surveillance and sovereignty fights can collide. Story Snapshot Chihuahua Gov. Maru Campos has expanded a tech-heavy public safety system that includes drones, mobile command trailers, and a surveillance network described as roughly 10,000 cameras. Revelations...

Drones, Outfitted Trailers, and 10,000 Cameras: a Visit to Maru Campos’s “Mini-Pentagon” in Chihuahua

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat Following the controversy sparked by the presence of CIA agents in Chihuahua—a presence revealed by the deaths of two agents in a road accident—the state government is currently assessing the legal propriety of allowing U.S. security agencies to be stationed on the 18th floor of the Centinela Tower.As recently as April 13, Chihuahua’s Secretary of Public Security, Gilberto Loya, announced that U.S. personnel wo…