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 No one can fly in or out of El Paso for the next week or so. The world says its final goodbye to Dawson Leery. Person reportedly detained in Nancy Guthrie disappearance. Mystery reason behind El Paso airspace shutdown explained. Report an error