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    Through the haze: Detecting drug traffickers along the border [Image 1 of 6]

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    An aerial photograph of a commercial parking lot taken from a moderate altitude, likely from a helicopter or low-flying aircraft. Three vehicles are visible in the lot, along with a building edge, landscaping, and a dumpster enclosure. Two large elliptical shadows on the pavement are consistent with the aircraft or helicopter from which the image was captured.

    MCALLEN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    10.07.2021

    Photo by Master Sgt. Michael Leslie 

    Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force

    A Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force LUH-72 "Lakota" helicopter shadow streaks across a parking lot in the Rio Grande Valley area of South Texas on the way to a suspected trafficking location along the Rio Grande River. The Texas Counterdrug program has supported law enforcement along the Texas-Mexico border for more than 30 years to detect, deter and interdict narcotics trafficking, manufacturing and distribution. (Photo by Master Sgt. Michael Leslie / Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force)

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    Date Taken: 10.07.2021
    Date Posted: 10.12.2021 12:40
    Photo ID: 6883357
    VIRIN: 211007-Z-KL489-001
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 10.18 MB
    Location: MCALLEN, TEXAS, US
    Web Views: 80
    Downloads: 2

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    An aerial photograph of a commercial parking lot taken from a moderate altitude, likely from a helicopter or low-flying aircraft. Three vehicles are visible in the lot, along with a building edge, landscaping, and a dumpster enclosure. Two large elliptical shadows on the pavement are consistent with the aircraft or helicopter from which the image was captured.
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    The image shows the interior of a military helicopter cockpit in flight, taken from a rear-facing perspective looking forward toward the windscreen. A large tactical display monitor on the left shows an aerial surveillance or sensor feed of terrain below. The cockpit is equipped with multiple avionics displays and at least one crew member is visible in silhouette.
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    A helmeted pilot or aircrew member is seated in what appears to be a military helicopter cockpit, viewed from behind. The image is captured during golden hour (sunrise or sunset), casting warm orange light across the scene. The aircraft appears to be in flight, with a hazy horizon visible through the cockpit windows.
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