World | Mexico Mexico Invades Texas Again Chopper lands in Laredo airport, instead of Nuevo Laredo By Polly Davis Doig Posted Aug 7, 2011 10:32 AM CDT Copied A Mexican Navy helicopter pilot continues the search and rescue efforts for survivors of a fishing boat accident near San Felipe, Mexico, Tuesday July 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Francisco Vega) Mexico might want to invest in some maps: For the second time in as many weeks, the Mexican military has inadvertently invaded its neighbor to the north, reports the Houston Chronicle. A Mexican helicopter landed at the airport in Laredo, Texas, yesterday afternoon, leading US Customs officers to check out the aircraft and its occupants—before sending them packing. “The only thing that I can tell you is that they did land here,” says a Customs official. “It was by mistake. They were processed and they were returned to Mexico.” The pilot apparently mistook the airport for one in Nuevo Laredo. Click for more on last month's accidental invasion. Read These Next MAGA infighting intensifies over divisive Tucker Carlson interview. Boebert's Halloween costume didn't land well with Latinos. Death toll is 3, expected to rise in Louisville plane crash. Michael Skakel breaks silence on Martha Moxley murder. Report an error