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US downs a Mexican cartel drone by March 31?

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US downs a Mexican cartel drone by March 31?

<1% chance
Polymarket

$20,241 Vol.

<1% chance
Polymarket

$20,241 Vol.

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the US military or federal government downs or disables any Mexican cartel drone by any means (including kinetic, laser, jammer, etc.) by March 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. Any drone whose operation is broadly attributed to a Mexican drug cartel or any Narco-trafficking organization based in Mexico by a consensus of credible reporting will be considered a “Mexican cartel drone.” The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.The March 31 deadline has passed without any confirmed reports from DHS, CBP, or DoD of U.S. forces downing a Mexican cartel drone, driving trader consensus to 100% on "No" as the implied probability. Heightened border security concerns peaked in February with El Paso airspace closures amid suspected cartel drone incursions, prompting laser system deployments like AeroVironment's LOCUST—but these targeted party balloons or even CBP-operated drones in mistaken friendly-fire incidents, not verified cartel aircraft. Ongoing cartel drone surveillance and weaponization in Mexico continue, yet no qualifying U.S. shootdown materialized by resolution, underscoring procedural hurdles and lack of official attributions. Late-breaking confirmations remain improbable given public reporting timelines.

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the US military or federal government downs or disables any Mexican cartel drone by any means (including kinetic, laser, jammer, etc.) by March 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

Any drone whose operation is broadly attributed to a Mexican drug cartel or any Narco-trafficking organization based in Mexico by a consensus of credible reporting will be considered a “Mexican cartel drone.”

The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$20,241
End Date
Mar 31, 2026
Market Opened
Feb 12, 2026, 5:30 PM ET
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the US military or federal government downs or disables any Mexican cartel drone by any means (including kinetic, laser, jammer, etc.) by March 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. Any drone whose operation is broadly attributed to a Mexican drug cartel or any Narco-trafficking organization based in Mexico by a consensus of credible reporting will be considered a “Mexican cartel drone.” The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.

Outcome proposed: No

No dispute

Final outcome: No

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the US military or federal government downs or disables any Mexican cartel drone by any means (including kinetic, laser, jammer, etc.) by March 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. Any drone whose operation is broadly attributed to a Mexican drug cartel or any Narco-trafficking organization based in Mexico by a consensus of credible reporting will be considered a “Mexican cartel drone.” The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.The March 31 deadline has passed without any confirmed reports from DHS, CBP, or DoD of U.S. forces downing a Mexican cartel drone, driving trader consensus to 100% on "No" as the implied probability. Heightened border security concerns peaked in February with El Paso airspace closures amid suspected cartel drone incursions, prompting laser system deployments like AeroVironment's LOCUST—but these targeted party balloons or even CBP-operated drones in mistaken friendly-fire incidents, not verified cartel aircraft. Ongoing cartel drone surveillance and weaponization in Mexico continue, yet no qualifying U.S. shootdown materialized by resolution, underscoring procedural hurdles and lack of official attributions. Late-breaking confirmations remain improbable given public reporting timelines.

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the US military or federal government downs or disables any Mexican cartel drone by any means (including kinetic, laser, jammer, etc.) by March 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

Any drone whose operation is broadly attributed to a Mexican drug cartel or any Narco-trafficking organization based in Mexico by a consensus of credible reporting will be considered a “Mexican cartel drone.”

The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$20,241
End Date
Mar 31, 2026
Market Opened
Feb 12, 2026, 5:30 PM ET
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the US military or federal government downs or disables any Mexican cartel drone by any means (including kinetic, laser, jammer, etc.) by March 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. Any drone whose operation is broadly attributed to a Mexican drug cartel or any Narco-trafficking organization based in Mexico by a consensus of credible reporting will be considered a “Mexican cartel drone.” The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.

Outcome proposed: No

No dispute

Final outcome: No

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