Chinese technology companies are smuggling electronic warfare gear into the United States, posing a danger to civil aviation and public safety, the Department of Homeland Security said in a warning notice.
Smuggling of Chinese-made signal jammers into the country increased by 830% since 2021 despite efforts by Chinese companies to short-circuit inspections by Customs and Border Protection agents, DHS said in a statement Wednesday.
“Signal jammers can be used to disrupt a range of radio frequency channels, and pose a threat to emergency response, law enforcement and critical infrastructure,” DHS said.
According to DHS, illegal aliens from South America use jammers to disrupt calls to local police during home invasions or bank robberies. The jammers have been used in crimes in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.
In February, Texas law enforcement authorities seized a signal jammer during the arrest of an illegal alien from Chile, and in December, a criminal used a jammer during a police response to a burglary.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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