U.S. MQ-9 Drone Just Flew A Mission Deep Into Mexico

Concerning news! Was this approved/authorized by the Mexican government?

"... The drone, using the call sign TROY701, took off from San Angelo, Texas, at about 4 a.m. Eastern Time and flew more than 800 miles south, including about 600 miles deep into Mexican airspace ...

The drone was operating at the behest of the Mexican government, according to the head of that nation’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch. ..."

U.S. MQ-9 Drone Just Flew A Mission Deep Into Mexico "The flight of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Guardian drone comes as the Trump administration is ramping up its campaign against Mexican drug cartels."

The MQ-9 flew more than 800 miles from its launch point into Mexican airspace. (Google Earth)