{"id":1394802,"date":"2022-03-22T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1394802"},"modified":"2022-03-22T18:30:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T22:30:03","slug":"watch-gulf-cartel-gunman-in-mexico-aims-ak-47-at-texas-police-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gulf-cartel-gunman-in-mexico-aims-ak-47-at-texas-police-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Gulf Cartel Gunman in Mexico Aims AK-47 at Texas Police Helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-gulf-cartel-gunman-in-mexico-aims-ak-47-at-texas-police-helicopter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1394802&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Video from the Texas Department of Public Safety shows what appears to be a Gulf Cartel gunman pointing an AK-47 rifle at a helicopter aircrew as they patrolled the border in Starr County. The gunman eventually flees and Mexican law enforcement responds to the area.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas DPS helicopter aircrew was conducting air patrol operations in Starr County on March 18 when they observed a gunman in Mexico pointing what appeared to be an AK-47 rifle at the helicopter, a DPS spokesman told Breitbart Texas in response to an inquiry. The gunman eventually fled to a cartel hideout.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>DPS contacted the Government of Mexico for assistance. Mexican military members responded to the location and found the hideout and multiple cartel members. The Mexican military engaged in a gun battle with the cartel members. The shootout left five cartel members dead and four others in custody, DPS officials reported.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican military officials seized four rifles and a suspect vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>DPS officials are working with the Government of Mexico for possible extradition of the gunmen to the United States where they could face state or federal charges relating to pointing a firearm at an aircraft.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Governor Greg Abbott deployed Texas DPS resources to the border under Operation Lone Star to help curb the massive spike in migrant crossings resulting from the Biden Administration\u2019s policy changes relating to border security and immigration.<\/p>\n<p>In late February, the Texas Military Department and DPS issued warnings to law enforcement officers and soldiers working under Operation Lone Star, Breitbart Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/02\/27\/exclusive-texas-dps-military-warn-border-personnel-of-possible-retaliation-from-mexican-gulf-cartel\/\">reported<\/a>. The statement warned those working the border security mission about possible retaliation from the Matamoros faction of the Gulf Cartel, Operation Lone Star, according to information obtained by Breitbart Texas. The warnings follow the arrest of Alfredo \u201cEl Contador\u201d Cardenas, the head of the Gulf Cartel organization in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Obed Pena, on Saturday, as first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/02\/27\/elusive-gulf-cartel-boss-arrested-in-mexico-near-texas-border\/\">reported<\/a>\u00a0by Breitbart Texas.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Breitbart\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/02\/04\/cartel-smugglers-in-mexico-fire-at-u-s-border-patrol-agents-in-texas\/\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that cartel gunmen fired on Border Patrol agents attempting to stop a human smuggling attempt near Fronton, Texas. One month earlier, gunmen fired at agents and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/02\/04\/cartel-smugglers-in-mexico-fire-at-u-s-border-patrol-agents-in-texas\/\">struck a Border Patrol vehicle<\/a>\u00a0as the agents attempted to arrest a migrant in the same area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/bob-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/bob-price\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1583344635394000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFbc5T2NTdEL9_YFsQbXuOF3xOKVQ\"><em>Bob Price<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0serves as associate editor and senior news contributor for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1583344635394000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHrdMnYOa5wlYK9eCiMk9vHw1BGNg\">Breitbart Texas-Border team<\/a>. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/shows\/whats-your-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">What\u2019s Your Point?<\/a>\u00a0<i>Sunday-morning talk show.\u00a0<\/i><em>Follow him on Twitter\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobPriceBBTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobPriceBBTX&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1583344635395000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEQb2a1GHzWfQaF6dz8gp3IFFlH8w\"><em>@BobPriceBBTX<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bob.Price.Texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bob.Price.Texas\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1583344635395000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFfJwbhsecZ4WkzQBHLHi_V6PHh6Q\">Face<wbr \/>book<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby\u00a0and senior Breitbart management.\u00a0You can follow him on\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IldefonsoOrtiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and on\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ildefonso-Ortiz\/731511040246659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:Iortiz@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><em>Iortiz@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video from the Texas Department of Public Safety shows what appears to be a Gulf Cartel gunman pointing an AK-47 rifle at a helicopter aircrew as they patrolled the border<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":516,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1394802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/516"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1394802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1394802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1394802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1394802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}