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Laser from Mexico targets DHS helicopter

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A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) helicopter that was patrolling the southern U.S. border was targeted by a laser from the Mexican side of the boundary.

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KDFW

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.

3 days ago

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Straight Arrow News

US Border Patrol aircraft targeted by lasers in six separate incidents

U.S. Border Patrol aircraft have been targeted by lasers in six incidents over the past four months, prompting evasive actions from crews. No injuries were reported in the incidents, which are under investigation. The most recent event occurred Sunday, Feb. 9, near McAllen, Texas, where a laser from a vehicle on the Mexican riverbank struck a helicopter three times. In another incident, a Florida man is facing felony charges for aiming a laser a…

News Talk 94.1/AM 1600

Border patrol aircraft targeted by lasers 6 times over past 4 months

Border Patrol aircraft have been targeted by lasers at least six times since October, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. The agency said its Air and Marine Operations helicopter was most recently hit by a laser on Feb. 9 while Air Interdiction Agents conducted border security missions near the McAllen International Airport in Texas. The patrol AS-350 helicopter was struck three times by a laser that reportedly came from a car o…

4 days ago

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CBS News

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.

4 days ago

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Fox News

DHS helicopter patrolling border struck three times by laser from Mexico

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) helicopter that was patrolling the southern U.S. border was targeted by a laser from the Mexican side of the boundary.An AS-350 helicopter patrolling about 13 miles west of McAllen International Airport in Texas was struck three times by a laser that was pointed at the aircraft from a vehicle on the Mexican riverbank last week, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) release.The incident ma…

4 days ago·New York, United States

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UPI

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.

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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