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Mexican Cartel ‘Drones’ Near El Paso Airspace Were Actually Party Balloons: Report 2026/02/11 12:40
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- URL: https://gizmodo.com/one-mexican-cartel-drone-near-el-paso-airspace-actually-party-balloon-report-2000720631
- Posted: 2026/02/11 12:40 (date: 2026/02/11)
- Topics: US/TX/El Paso US/gov/FAA US/gov/DOD war on drugs
- Summary: «Medical emergency evacuation flights heading to El Paso, Texas, were forced to divert to New Mexico on Wednesday after the Federal Aviation Administration shut down all flights in and out of El Paso for 10 days. The order was rescinded after a few hours, but the excuse – Mexican cartel drones breaching the U.S.-Mexico border – doesn’t make any sense, given the fact that drug-smuggling drones do that on a daily basis.» ... «at least one of the objects shot down was just a party balloon, according to CBS News. CNN has since reported that it was four mylar balloons.»
- source: Gizmodo
- author: Matt Novak (profile)