Concerns Grow as Mexican Cartels Embrace Drones for Drug Smuggling, Attacks on Rivals

Tribcast: The El Paso airspace fiasco

In this week's episode, our host talks with Robert Moore, CEO of El Paso Matters, about the federal government briefly pausing air travel into El Paso. What does it say about the federal government, border security and the lives of El Pasoans?

Concerns grow as Mexican cartels embrace drones for drug smuggling, attacks on rivals

WASHINGTON – Federal officials blamed the abrupt order to close airspace around El Paso, Texas for 10 days on an incursion by Mexican cartel drones, though it quickly became clear that civil aviation authorities were more worried about a new…

Turns Out The FAA Shut Down El Paso Airspace To Fire A Laser At Party Balloons

Source: Anadolu / Getty There’s been confusion as to why the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced and quickly reversed a 10-day closure of El Paso airspace last Wednesday. The answer initially given was that there was cartel drone activity in the area, an explanation that El Paso officials weren’t buying. Turns out their skepticism was correct, and the real answer is stupider than any of us thought, as the closure came after Customs a…

What to know about the counter drone technology that triggered the closure of the El Paso airspace

The government’s ability to deal with drones that pose a threat on American soil has been questioned this week after the use of a laser designed to shoot down drones near the border in Texas led to the abrupt closure of the airspace over El Paso, sources familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The details of exactly what happened before the Federal Aviation Administration shut down the busy airport in the Mexican border city on We…