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CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO – A small-scale armed confrontation occurred in the Solaris Sector of the northern Mexican border region in the early hours today, involving a South American Union Border Guard patrol and an armed group attempting to cross the border. According to multiple sources, the armed group, believed to consist of 'old world migrants,' attempted to assault a rudimentary border monitoring relay facility. Border Guard forces immediately retaliated, repelling the group, though losing several remote-controlled observation craft in the engagement. Traces of obsolete communication decoder components, which the armed group was attempting to smuggle into South American Union territory, were discovered. This region has been a hotbed for the illicit trade of obsolete communication parts, with the South American Union intensifying its crackdown on these routes, which are suspected to be used for illegal electronic waste imports. The latest clash indicates persistent tensions surrounding these illicit trade networks.