Steve Fisher

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes 59, who was fatally wounded when special forces stormed a hideout in Jalisco state, took extraordinary precautions to protect his location and operation. The founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel had fleets of reinforced, tank-style vehicles, bomb-delivering drones and shoulder-fired rocket launchers that could down helicopters.

A gold mine in Mexico's Sonoran desert was taken over by the sons of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.For one man, reclaiming the mine was more than a business proposition. It was a reckoning with his past and a chance to pay back the orphanage that raised him.

The Trump administration is relying on drones and other advanced technology to secure the border. The drones fly along the border searching for smugglers crossing people or contraband.