More Latin American Air Forces Prepare to Resume Shooting Down Narco-Trafficking Aircraft
More Latin American Air Forces Prepare to Resume Shooting Down Narco-Trafficking Aircraft - As might be expected, this development is extremely controversial, with the United States government temporarily halting cooperation with Honduras after that country shot down two suspected narcotics carrying aircraft in 2012, neither of which was ever subsequently confirmed to have been carrying narcotics. To insulate itself from dependence on US radar coverage, Honduras purchased three new radar sets before enacting new legislation in 2014 to resume aggressive interceptions which once again led to a withdrawal of American support