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| Screen grab from video recording
of infrared camera surveillance by American Border Patrol on
March 26, 2003. Arrows also mark possible border crossers. |
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Palominas, Arizona (ABP) -
March 26 -- A flight along the U.S./ Mexico border Wednesday
night demonstrated the capability of tracking illegal border
crossers using an airborne infrared camera. According to American Border Patrol
head Glenn Spencer, the addition nighttime aerial surveillance
is but another step toward the development of a full suite of
border control capabilities. |