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Border patrol aircraft targeted by lasers 6 times since October
Shining a laser into an aircraft cockpit is a federal crime that could lead to up to 20 years in prison, as well as a $250,000 fine.
US Border Patrol aircraft targeted by lasers in six separate incidents
U.S. Border Patrol aircraft have been targeted by lasers six times in the past four months, with incidents under investigation.
DHS helicopter patrolling border struck three times by laser from Mexico
A Department of Homeland Security helicopter patrolling the border in Texas was struck three times by a laser fired from a vehicle on the Mexican side of the border.
Laser from Mexico pointed at helicopter patrolling Texas border
A laser was pointed three times at an AS-350 helicopter patrolling about 13 miles west of McAllen International Airport in Texas last week. The laser was coming from a vehicle on the Mexican riverbank.
Border Patrol Aircraft Targeted By Lasers In 6 Incidents Since October, CBP Reports
Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents have reported six separate incidents over the past four months in which aircraft were targeted by lasers, forcing pilots to take evasive maneuvers to ensure safety.
U.S. border officials report uptick in laser-pointer incidents aimed at commercial, military aircraft
The U.S. border protection agency says six separate incidents during border operations over the last few months involved lasers that has lead to at least one arrest so far amid a rise in such events.
CBP Aircraft Targeted By Laser While From Mexican Side Of The Border While Conducting Security Operation
Customs and Border Protection indicated this week that agents have again been targeted by lasers during an operation, forcing them to "take evasive maneuvers." The agency said that this week's was the sixth such incident in the past four month,
Trump unleashes more ultra-hi-tech spy planes to target drug cartels along border
Some of the US’s most sophisticated spy planes that typically monitor the Chinese and Russians are now flooding the air ...
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Growing Threat: Customs-Border Patrol Aircraft “Hit” by Lasers
US Customs and Border Patrol says six times in the last few months, including one time last week, aircraft performing patrol ...
Illegal Border Crossings Continue to Fall in Early Weeks of Trump Administration
Border Patrol arrests dropped sharply in January, continuing a trend that began under former President Joe Biden.
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US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as surveillance flights surge near border
That plane, an Air Force RC-135 “Rivet,” specializes in hoovering ... Those troops are assisting US Border Patrol and ...
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3 men arrested near Tucson after fleeing from Border Patrol
The men proceeded to flee on foot. Customs and Border Patrol Air and Marine Operations tracked the men and worked together with agents on the ground to find and arrest them. The men were then ...