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Friday, June 27, 2014

Mexican police helicopter crosses border, opens fire


A Mexican law-enforcement helicopter entered U.S. airspace and opened fire Thursday morning, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Friday. There were no injuries or damage to property.
The Mexican agents were conducting a mission on the southern side of the border about 5:45 a.m. Thursday when they crossed 100 yards into Arizona on the Tohono O'Odham Reservation and fired two shots, according to a statement.
Shawn Moran, a spokesman for the border patrol union, said the Mexicans fired at agents but that none were hurt.
The agency has declined to say what branch of law enforcement the Mexican helicopter was from. Sebastian Galvan, a spokesman for the Mexican Consulate in Tucson, said the office was gathering information but did not have any details yet.
Incursions by Mexican law enforcement into the U.S. happen occasionally.
In January, two Mexican soldiers crossed into the U.S. near Sasabe, Arizona and drew weapons on border patrol agents. The soldiers claimed they were in pursuit of three suspects, according to an incident report from the border patrol. They lowered their weapons after speaking with U.S. agents and returned to Mexico about 45 minutes after the incident began.
In 2011, more than 30 uniformed Mexican soldiers in military vehicles crossed the Rio Grande without authorization in an incident that was believed to be inadvertent.

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