Federal Aviation Administration Bans Unauthorised Drones Along US-Mexico Border

Unauthorised drone operations along the US-Mexico border are now banned to combat airborne narcotics trafficking.

The Federal Aviation Administration has barred unauthorised drone flights along the border between the United States and Mexico. Regulators imposed the restriction to counter the aerial smuggling of illicit narcotics into American territory. The measure temporarily closes the border airspace to any unmanned aircraft operating without official government clearance.

• The stated objectiveRegulators aim to dismantle aerial smuggling channels used by narcotics cartels along the southern frontier.
• The restriction scopeUnmanned aerial vehicles without prior official permission are barred from operating across the border zone.