{"id":2404319,"date":"2025-02-19T15:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-helicopter-struck-by-a-laser-from-mexico-multiple-times-while-patrolling-border\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:35:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:35:44","slug":"us-helicopter-struck-by-a-laser-from-mexico-multiple-times-while-patrolling-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-helicopter-struck-by-a-laser-from-mexico-multiple-times-while-patrolling-border\/","title":{"rendered":"US Helicopter &#8216;Struck by a Laser&#8217; from Mexico Multiple Times While Patrolling Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fus-helicopter-struck-by-a-laser-from-mexico-multiple-times-while-patrolling-border%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=2404319&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--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psychological-warfare-underway-at-korean-border-as-retaliation-for-trash-filled-balloons-rages\/\" title=\"Psychological Warfare Escalates at Korean ... in Response to Trash-Filled Balloon Retaliation\">article discusses rising tensions<\/a> along \u200bthe U.S.-Mexico border, highlighting \u200ba recent incident on February 9 where a Border Patrol helicopter \u2064was targeted \u2063by lasers originating from Mexico. According to Customs and\u200c Border Protection, this incident \u2062is part of a troubling trend of laser attacks against \u2062their Air Interdiction Agents. During this particular event, \u2063the helicopter was hit three times \u2063while patrolling\u200c near McAllen, Texas; fortunately, there were no injuries reported.<\/p>\n<p>This incident\u2062 follows other alarming occurrences, including a laser attack on a helicopter in Jacksonville, Florida, and reports of \u2064shots\u2064 fired at Border Patrol agents\u2064 from within Mexico. Border Patrol has also stopped using body cameras in the field due to concerns about\u2062 agents being located. The article emphasizes the seriousness of shining lasers at piloted aircraft, which \u2062can cause\u2063 perilous conditions, including midair collisions. Such actions are classified as federal crimes, potentially \u2062punishable by\u2062 up to 20 \u200byears in\u2063 prison. The \u2064article \u2064underscores\u2063 the growing volatility in border\u200c regions, exacerbated\u2063 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-captured-recruiting-at-pride-event\/\" title=\"FBI Caught Recruiting at &#039;Pride&#039; Gathering\">drug cartel activities<\/a>\u2064 and\u2064 violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As tensions along the Southern Border rise, a Border Patrol helicopter was recently targeted by a laser from Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/national-media-release\/amo-aircraft-targeted-lasers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from Customs and Border Protection said, the Feb. 9 incident was one of several in recent months in which lasers have targeted Air Interdiction Agents that are part of the Border Patrol&rsquo;s Air and Marine Operations.<\/p>\n<p>The release said that in the Feb. 9 incident, the chopper was flying about 13 miles west of the McAllen International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While on patrol an AS-350 helicopter was struck three times with a laser that originated from a vehicle on the Mexican riverbank,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DHS helicopter patrolling border struck three times by laser from Mexico <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EHYq2ziXrM\">https:\/\/t.co\/EHYq2ziXrM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1891948759342256439?\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The release noted that on Jan. 9, a helicopter in Jacksonville, Florida, was targeted by a laser.<\/p>\n<p>One person was arrested in that incident.<\/p>\n<p>The release said, no one was injured in the incidents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When laser beams are aimed at any piloted aircraft, whether military or commercial, what might seem like a tiny beam on the ground can blind aircrew, potentially causing a midair collision or other incident,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<p>The release added that shining a laser into the cockpit of a plane is a federal crime that could lead to up to 20 years in jail.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/murder-border-patrol-agent-takes-startling-turn-trans-cult-involvement-spans-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border<\/a>&nbsp;have grown in recent months to the point where Border Patrol agents no <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">longer wear body cameras<\/a> in the field because they can be potentially located, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dhs-helicopter-patrolling-border-struck-three-times-laser-from-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In January, members of a Mexican drug <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cartels-adopted-dangerous-technology-outsmart-biden-officials-now-trumps-sending-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cartel<\/a> fired on Border Patrol agents.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez said, shots from inside Mexico were fired at Border Patrol agents on Fronton Island, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/foxsanantonio.com\/newsletter-daily\/border-patrol-agents-allegedly-shot-at-from-mexico-on-disputed-land-texas-dps-confirms-local-news-near-me-immigration-border-crisis-migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KABB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Suspected cartel gunmen have begun FIRING AT Border Patrol agents in Fronton, TX, per FOX&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_?\">@BillMelugin_<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cartels were in the process of smuggling illegals across the river.<\/p>\n<p>THIS is why Trump designated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-and-kennedy-push-for-designation-of-mexican-drug-cartels-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations\/\" title=\"Graham and Kennedy Push for Designation of Mexican Drug ... as Foreign Terrorist Organizations\">cartels foreign terrorist organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Time for&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Q5ld3qblL\">pic.twitter.com\/7Q5ld3qblL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1883979625610764596?\">January 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Earlier in January, what officials called &ldquo;suspected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-administration-ramps-fight-cartels-skies-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cartel<\/a> members&rdquo; were blamed for shooting at hikers near the border in California&rsquo;s San Diego County, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/american-hiker-shot-suspected-mexican-cartel-while-us-soil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A group of Americans hiking in the Jacumba Wilderness in California met two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-consulate-shut-down-after-being-hit-with-gunfire-grenade\/\" title=\"U.S. Consulate Shut Down After Being Hit With Gunfire, Grenade\">suspected cartel members<\/a>, who initially yelled at two members of the hiking party.<\/p>\n<p>The hikers turned away from the suspected cartel members, who first shot into the air and then at the hikers, wounding one in the leg.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a Customs and Border Protection news release, the incident on February 9 was one of several recent occurrences where lasers have aimed at Air Interdiction Agents within the Border Patrol&#8217;s Air and Marine Operations. 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