The Trump administration is reportedly using a covert drone program to hunt down fentanyl laboratories in Mexico, the latest in

The U.S. is flying drones into Mexico to gather intelligence on fentanyl labs within the country, according to the New York Times.

Other experts pointed out that past efforts to deploy military might against drug traffickers have failed to slow the flow of drugs into the United States. When the Mexican government declared war on cartels in 2006 and sent soldiers into the streets to fight them, the clearest result was a massive increase in homicides.