The newly treated law, which allows Arizona law enforcement officers to remove drugs carrying drugs at the US -Mexico border, came into force after sailing through the legislature of the state with bilateral support.
HB 2733 was signed in the law on April 18 and gives employees the opportunity to target drones suspected of carrying out illegal activity within 15 miles from the international border of the state.
“Cartels increasingly use drones to examine the border to find [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] The location of the officers and to transport illegal drugs from Mexico to our country, “State representative David Marshall, the sponsor of the bill, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.” Organizational instruments of law enforcement in [our] The ejection will be electronic jamming devices as well as the use of rifles with a bird shot to remove these drones. “
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The new law allows Arizona law enforcement agencies to overthrow drones suspected of participating in criminal activities at the US and Mexico border.
Between October 2024 and April 2025, about 113,000 pounds of illegal drugs were seized along the US-Mexico border, with methamphetamine representing the majority of discoveries, According to data by CBP.
Before the bill was adopted, the employees were unable to cross drones suspected of participating in illegal activities, including the transport of drugs such as fentanyl, across the southern border.
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The law also protects employees to bear civil liability for any damage caused by drone.
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The Blackhawk crew flies along the fence on the southern border of the United States with Mexico, in Douglas, Arizona, on April 3, 2025.
“A public entity or public officer is not responsible for an operator of unmanned aircraft for any injury to personal property caused by the world officer who interferes, captures, deactivates, shoots, destroys or otherwise, a manner of an unmanned aircraft within 15 miles of the international border The aircraft was used to commit a violation of partitions 13, Chapter 23, 34 or 34.
“Giving the law enforcement agencies they need to protect Arizonance is and must be a bilateral effort,” Arizona General Chris Mace Prosecutor General said at a press conference. “This is a necessary step in the fight against international drug trafficking and critical of our efforts to protect all Arizons.”
Mace’s office did not immediately reply to Fox News Digital request for comment.
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The concert wire was attached along the fence on the southern border of the United States with Mexico, in Douglas, Arizona, on April 3, 2025.
However, the law is in direct conflict with the provisions of the federal aviation administration around drones. Federal law prohibits from interfering with a drone while in the air, with violators rising criminal and civil penalties.
“Federal law usually prohibits the damage, destruction or deactivation of an aircraft,” said Fox News Digital statement. “In addition, anyone who shoots into every aircraft – including an unmanned aircraft – creates a significant danger to safety. Discharging a weapon into an unmanned aircraft can cause damage to persons or property on Earth, or may cause the aircraft to collide with other objects in the air.”
CBP did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital request for comment.
“Of course, these actions of a cartel directly threaten the livelihood of the Arizans,” Marshall said. “In 2024 alone, Arizona saw 1.479 deaths associated with overdose.
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