Breitbart Texas has learned that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter was shot down or forced to initiate an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas due to receiving gunfire from the Mexican side of the border. The helicopter was interdicting a narcotics load and working alongside agents from the U.S. Border Patrol, who operate under the umbrella of the CBP. The helicopter was operating in the Laredo Sector of Texas, immediately across the border from the Los Zetas cartel headquarters of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
The helicopter was in U.S. airspace and participating in the interdiction of a narcotics load coming from Mexico into the United States.
A federal agent who spoke with Breitbart Texas on the condition of anonymity said, “U.S. Border Patrol agents were attempting to intercept a drug load. A law enforcement chopper was assisting Border Patrol agents. The chopper received gunfire from the Mexican side of the border. The chopper had to do an emergency landing due to the gunfire.”
Border Patrol agent and National Border Patrol Council Local 2455 President Hector Garza confirmed that he received unofficial reports on this matter that indicate the information provided to Breitbart Texas by the unnamed federal agent is accurate.
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The shooting occurred in an area known as La Bota Ranch, a subdivision of Laredo, Texas. A source who operates under the umbrella of the CBP told Breitbart Texas that the narcotics trafficking event was a well-coordinated operation with individuals participating on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The shooting came from the Mexican side and all individuals fled and got away. The individuals on the U.S. side also got away into the state of Texas.
Another source close to the matter told Breitbart Texas that “at least five shots were fired from Mexico and three hit the CBP chopper. The source claimed that two shots hit the cabin and one hit the engine. Another source close to the matter told Breitbart Texas that two shots hit the engine and one hit the cabin. Both sources cited in this paragraph claimed that an agent in the cabin was not wearing a vest and had it stashed on the floor and that the vest being on the floor ultimately saved the agent’s life. Agents explained that their vests are often placed below them in choppers because any rounds would come from below.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released this statement to Breitbart Texas:
On June 5, 2015, at approximately 5:00pm during an operational flight near the Rio Grande River in Laredo, Texas, a US Customs and Border Patrol (USCBP) helicopter was struck several times by ground fire. The rounds penetrated and damaged the aircraft, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. The pilot sustained no injuries and no individuals on the ground were affected. USCBP, FBI, Texas Rangers, Homeland Security Investigations and Laredo Police Department responded to the scene. The FBI has initiated an investigation and will continue processing the crime scene with the Texas Rangers. Since this is an ongoing matter, no further details will be provided at this time.
A map of the area is below:
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Los Zetas ??? Aieeeee !!! Can you say: ” Rogue CIA ” ???
hey mark. they arent “rogue”
been hanging onto these stories for days so here it goes. try to have an open mind.
earlier in the week, between 1 and 3 p.m. during what i thought to be a mild storm with some thunder and lightening, i was having difficulty falling asleep and just when i close and open my eyes i see the brightest flash of light through my sliding glass door. i thought to myself that’s the biggest brightest flashlight i’ve ever seen but one problem, it came from the air. so i jump up, go upstairs, look out the window and i see it again and then again. the artificial low cloud cover and the storm i believe was shielding what ever was going on up there because it sure as hell wasn’t lightening. others who saw it light up their homes from inside chalked it up to just lightening. thank god a friend of mine also saw it. the flash reminded me of a camera flash but larger and brighter. i even thought to myself are we going to have an air quake. lightening does not do what i saw.
even before this about two months back i saw what appeared to be a plane but different. i described the plane to a friend and it turned out to be a stealth predator drone. this was during the day and it too had a camera type flash really bright move from the front, to the rear, then the middle. this is what this reminded of that night except the size of the predator drone i saw during the day i’m not so sure it could maneuver that low but i’m sure they have one that can.
couple days before this light show incident, my son was sitting in my car, it was late, and i had just gone outside to check on him and tell him to be careful because i worry about him being out there. i go in the house, go upstairs to talk to my daughter and here he comes. as i’m walking down the stairs, i hear him say, whats that noise. further down the stairs i get, i can also hear it. we locate the noise to this hand held recorder and thought well that’s odd. unfortunately, it got even stranger because he then says, something happened after you left but i should probably wait til morning to tell you. of course, i demanded to know now. he then says, he just happen to look over at the driver side mirror of my car and could see my reflection off the living room window which is a mirrored window and sets directly behind my car about two, three feet away and as i passed and rounded the corner out of sight he saw something/someone following me. his description was of a little girl with long dark hair wearing what appeared to be a dress or gown but possibly not of this era. the reason i say this is because he had difficulty describing what era type dress this could have been. he also said, she appeared caucasian and gestures with his hand, about this tall.
now back to the lightening that wasn’t. after the light show, i went outside to ask my son and his friend who were sitting in my car what they thought it was and they just thought it was lightening but the car windows are shaded and covered so they couldn’t see much but before i left them, i said, i’m going back inside, i’m a little creeped out right now. so i go back inside and i hear this familiar noise again and follow it to the upstairs hallway and its the same recorder going off. i find the timing of this happening both times a little strange after going outside to check on my son who’s sitting in the same car as before.
now i know they have technology that can activate electronics or project an image but how is it possible to project that image at the exact moment he looks in the side mirror? i have an easier time explaining away the recorder than i do that.
whew! glad to get that off my chest. i’ve seen alot of things in my day but the past several years have been expotential. i don’t know for sure if whats going on isn’t somehow being manipulated or could possibly be supernatural or maybe a little of both.
people tend to keep these stories to themselves out of fear of being ridiculed or not believed.
anyways, just thought i’d share even though i know its off topic.
please be kind.