# US military uses laser to shoot down three Mexican cartel drones near border

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- CNN, 2026-08-28 09:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/us/border-laser-cartel-drones-hnk?Date=20260828&Profile=CNN

> US officials said the military used a laser this week to shoot down three drones belonging to Mexican drug cartels in southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, near the US-Mexico border.