Video from the Texas Department of Public Safety shows what appears to be a Gulf Cartel gunman pointing an AK-47 rifle at a helicopter aircrew as they patrolled the border in Starr County.
The gunman eventually flees and Mexican law enforcement responds to the area.
The Texas DPS helicopter aircrew was conducting air patrol operations in Starr County on March 18 when they observed a gunman in Mexico pointing what appeared to be an AK-47 rifle at the helicopter, a DPS spokesman told Breitbart Texas in response to an inquiry. The gunman eventually fled to a cartel hideout.
DPS contacted the Government of Mexico for assistance. Mexican military members responded to the location and found the hideout and multiple cartel members. The Mexican military engaged in a gun battle with the cartel members. The shootout left five cartel members dead and four others in custody, DPS officials reported.
Governor Greg Abbott deployed Texas DPS resources to the border under Operation Lone Star to help curb the massive spike in migrant crossings resulting from the Biden Administration’s policy changes relating to border security and immigration. In late February, the Texas Military Department and DPS issued warnings to law enforcement officers and soldiers working under Operation Lone Star, Breitbart Texas. The statement warned those working the border security mission about possible retaliation from the Matamoros faction of the Gulf Cartel, Operation Lone Star, according to information obtained by Breitbart Texas.
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