Mexican authorities discover 24 drug cartel surveillance cameras in town on Arizona border – LocalNews8.com

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have detected and seized 24 drug cartel surveillance cameras attached to telephone and light posts in the border city of San Luis Rio Colorado. The city on the Arizona border has suffered years of violence between drug cartels battling for control of the border crossing where they can smuggle drugs. Prosecutors in the northern state of Sonora said the cameras were placed there by “falcons,” the name often used in Mexico for drug cartel lookouts. Army troops removed the devices and photos suggested they were ordinary porch-style cameras wrapped in duct tape.