Blackhawk helicopter deployed to bolster B.C.-U.S. border security

An RCMP Black Hawk chopper is being deployed to the B.C. border.

Matching akin moves successful different provinces, RCMP says the chopper volition beryllium utilized to bolster their surveillance and effect capabilities astatine the borderline betwixt B.C. and the United States.

B.C. already has the largest aerial work fleet successful the RCMP, with some rotary (helicopter) and fixed-wing (airplane) craft strategically positioned crossed the province, but this is the archetypal RCMP Black Hawk chopper successful B.C.

The deployment comes arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to enforce tariffs connected Canadian exports for what helium has called Canada’s nonaccomplishment to curb the amerciable travel of radical and drugs crossed the border.

The Black Hawk volition patrol B.C.’s borders with Washington, Idaho and Montana and specifically people anyone progressive successful quality smuggling, trafficking drugs oregon different contraband, and those crossing illegally into, and retired of, Canada, RCMP said.

Police volition beryllium connected committee the helicopter.

“We are excited to adhd this aerial capableness (to) our existent repertoire of borderline surveillance equipment,” Supt. Bert Ferreira, Officer successful Charge of Border Integrity for Federal Policing Pacific Region, said.

“The Canada-U.S. borderline is good secured connected some sides successful ample portion to the large moving narration betwixt the RCMP, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and different partners, each of whom enactment tirelessly time successful and time out.”

RCMP said that anyone who sees oregon hears the chopper should not beryllium alarmed arsenic its formation is simply portion of mean constabulary operations.

Nationally, the Mounties chartered 2 Black Hawks to adhd to their existing fleet of 9 smaller helicopters.

“The summation of Black Hawks greatly increases the RCMP’s detection and effect capabilities, offering accelerated deployment and providing sum erstwhile and wherever needed successful betwixt ports of entry, successful enactment with the RCMP’s mandate,” RCMP said successful an online connection past month.