On August 27, local time, US officials said that the US military used lasers to shoot down 3 Mexican drug cartel drones in the Grand Valley in southern Texas this week, close to the U.S.-Mexico border. The North American Air Defense Command and the US Northern Command said in a statement that the operation was carried out from the evening of the 25th to the early morning of the 26th, using the Army's multi-purpose high-energy lasers. The military did not disclose the exact location of the attack, nor did it specify whether the attack took place on US territory or Mexican territory. The military said these drones posed a “real threat” to the US military and US customs and border protection personnel. Mexican President Simbaum said that any unilateral action by the United States on Mexican territory would seriously infringe on Mexico's sovereignty.

On August 27, local time, US officials said that the US military used lasers to shoot down 3 Mexican drug cartel drones in the Grand Valley in southern Texas this week, close to the U.S.-Mexico border. The North American Air Defense Command and the US Northern Command said in a statement that the operation was carried out from the evening of the 25th to the early morning of the 26th, using the Army's multi-purpose high-energy lasers. The military did not disclose the exact location of the attack, nor did it specify whether the attack took place on US territory or Mexican territory. The military said these drones posed a “real threat” to the US military and US customs and border protection personnel. Mexican President Simbaum said that any unilateral action by the United States on Mexican territory would seriously infringe on Mexico's sovereignty.