radar to combat drug smuggling.

 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is on board with the idea of using military-grade radar along the northern border.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, is leading the effort to use radar to combat drug smuggling. He believes it is needed to stop the use of low-flying aircraft that avoid detection by standard radar systems.

"The drug dealers are very sophisticated. First, they know the southern border is chock full with planes and radar and drones. So they go out and try to smuggle drugs across the northern border which is less protected," Schumer said.

At a hearing Wednesday, Secretary Napolitano told Schumer the department is working with the military on radar and other technologies for the border and that things are moving rapidly.