DPS choppers help put the dog in the fight against smugglers
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April 01, 2011 9:15 PM
Naxiely Lopez

McALLEN —A Texas Department of Public Safety pilot and his tactical flight officer spotted what they believed was a group of nearly a dozen smugglers standing next to a stolen vehicle on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande.

From 600 feet above the ground, they could see the young men and women through the helicopter’s high-tech camera standing idly next to a black SUV.

“I bet it’s probably stolen,â€