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US military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel drones near border

Officials said the drones posed a physical threat to U.S. military and Border Patrol personnel, prompting the first known laser shootdown in the border region.

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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. military used a laser in southern Texas' Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this week near the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. officials ​said on Thursday. The North American ...

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Immigrant seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen 90% since Trump's election The U.S. Army used a laser system to take down three drones operated by Mexican cartels near the border between the two countries, reported the U.S. military command on Thursday (27). ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp The operation took place between Tuesday night (25) and Wednesday morning (26) in Rio Grande Valley, South Texas. The m…

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Armed Forces reported that drones represented "a physical threat" to U.S. military personnel and agents

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Globo broke the news in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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