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Es Show host Ernesto Chavana kicked a production drone on live TV in Monterrey and it hit model Isabella Rojas in the mouth. He meets his bosses Thursday.
Three FAA NOTAMs ban drones within one nautical mile of the US-Mexico border from Monday to October 2027. CBP approves only listed missions.
CBP counted 37,000 near-border drone flights in FY2026, down from 42,000. Its February data suggests the 42,000 included the Canadian border.
Robi Sen warns drug traffickers could arm African groups with drones, but his paper calls its drugs-for-drones barter claim an unverified lead.
The military detected 378 drones on the US-Mexico border in a month and says the trend is rising, as 21 firms tested counter-drone gear in Yuma.
Military officials say cartel drone flights over the Rio Grande Valley fell about 75% after an Army laser began downing them. The baseline is undisclosed.
The Army's AMP-HEL laser destroyed three cartel drones at the Texas border, but USNORTHCOM won't say whether the shots crossed into Mexican airspace.
El Paso police told Texas senators they have tracked 1,776 cross-border cartel drone incursions and need more authority to respond. Congress already granted that authority in December. The constraint is a single FBI school in Alabama that has certified 61 officers nationwide.
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