Maine’s international border agents are using drones to make more arrests

Maine’s international border agents are using drones to make more arrests

CALAIS, Maine — The Border Patrol agents who oversee Maine’s international boundaries have relied more on drones and other surveillance tools this year as they’ve stepped up their enforcement efforts under the new Trump administration and stopped more people. The overall number of apprehensions by the Houlton Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection through the first five months of this fiscal year — which started in October — is up by 14 pe…