US Army uses a laser to shoot down cartel drones on the Mexico border

The U.S. Army used a laser system to shoot down three drones linked to Mexican drug cartels that were flying near the Texas-Mexico border, military authorities reported.

The operation took place between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning using the Army's Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL), according to a statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.

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The intercepted drones had been classified as a physical threat to military personnel and agents from Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

"The successful neutralization of these hostile drones is direct proof of the readiness, vigilance, and technological advantage of the Joint Task Force," stated Major General Curtis Taylor, commander of Joint Task Force – North (JTF-SB).

The operation marked the first time the AMP-HEL system has been used to neutralize cartel-linked drones on the southern border.

Taylor stated that cartels are increasingly employing unmanned aerial systems to facilitate illicit human trafficking and to actively spy on military personnel and CBP agents.

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The major general thanked the Mexican Army for their support, implying that the administration of the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, was aware of the strike.

Sheinbaum has declared that any unilateral action by the United States on Mexican soil would constitute a serious violation of her country's sovereignty.