Like the Royal Plan Police Ramp Up Border Patrols in order to strengthen security and respond to the growing pressure of the United States to stop illegal border crossings and drug trafficking, a Black Hawk helicopter now patrols the border in Alberta.
THE Rocker said thefts along the United States-Canada border began on Tuesday. Similar flights have already started in Manitoba.
“The beach and the Black Hawk speed allow you to deploy very quickly at any place along the Alberta border; Provide the GRC an improved capacity for rapid response within the province, “said Asst. Commissioner Lisa Moreland with the North West RCPP of the GRC.
“The Black Hawk is undoubtedly an additional and very important aerial asset which has been brought to help keep our border with the United States safe.”
A Black Hawk Black Hawk Hawk helicopter on the crossing of cost in southern Alberta on Tuesday January 28, 2025.
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The helicopter will patrol the border of the meadows to search and target an entire illegal activity along the border region.
The RCMP said that this includes the search for people who illegally cross Canada between border passages and human smugglers who facilitate these trips.
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The RCMP said that the Black Hawk will also be used to detect and stop smuggling and smuggling such as illegal drugs in and outside Canada.
Helicopters will have police on board who will be able to respond to any place near the border where illegal activity could take place.
Helicopters can also be used to help direct the integrated officers of the border team, who patrol the Alberta border on vehicles on the ground, to any suspicious activity.
A black hawk black hawk helicopter near the Rocky mountains in southern Alberta on Tuesday January 28, 2025.
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In an interview with Global News earlier this month, the chief director and director general of serious and organized crime and the integrity of the RCMP borders said that force assessed the border capacities of force since 2023, This allowed them to move quickly during the leasing the Black Hawks.
Mathieu Bertrand said that the RCMP already had an existing number of nine helicopters, including six to patrol the border, but the Black Hawks will increase their speed.
The police added that the Black Hawks allowed people on board to get low on the helicopter without having to land, giving them the possibility of extracting and hoisting to remove people as well.
The Black Hawks beach depends on the fuel, the standard amount allowing them to travel around 590 km, although the beach can be extended to more than 2,000 km if auxiliary tanks are added.
Helicopters are part of Canada’s plan to strengthen patrols from the American-Canadian border.
The government also deploys a range of other security measures, such as the use of drones and surveillance towers, and to acquire new technologies such as X -rays, mobile X -rays and portable chemical analyzers.
Global News previously reported that a The source of the higher government said that Trudeau was ready to strengthen border security by buying new helicopters for patrol. A national security source said at the time that the RCMP has sought helicopter capacities for the border for years.
In December 2024, the federal government said that he proposed a joint strike force and an air surveillance unit “24 hours a day For entry ports in the context of its plan to solve problems on the United States border in the middle of Trump’s growing pressure.
The planned North American joint strike force has been one of the many announcements from the government Economic statement of falling, which saw $ 1.3 billion announced to add border security measures.
Parliament has been extended until March 24, this new expenditure cannot be adopted, but measures that can be carried out without legislation can still move forward.
Alberta’s RCMP has said that people who live near the American border can hear and see the helicopter regularly. The RCMP said it would be normal police operations and that there is no reason for public security concern.
– With Sean Previl and Uday Rana files, Global News
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