The number of unmanned aerial vehicles used to transport smuggled goods such as drugs, weapons and mobile phones to prisons is increasing. Officials say that this situation can have frightening consequences and that precautions should be taken.
Coming into our lives with the developing technology unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, as they are known, are becoming more and more popular every day. These vehicles can be used in many different fields, from military to agriculture. The fact that drones are so common and useful also causes us to encounter some interesting events.
Now the news is revealing new information about the illegal use of these aircraft. According to Wired, drones are available in the United States and other countries. illegal deliveries to prisons used to make.
Items such as drugs and weapons are transported to prisons with drones.
According to the report, a drone, tobacco, ammunition and 14 mobile phones were found inside a vehicle that was stopped in the US state of Georgia on August 26, 2019. It was stated that the plan of the people in the vehicle was to leave a load undetected during the night in the nearby prison. However, their plan did not succeed as they caught the attention of law enforcement.
These two were later arrested and sentenced to prison. This incident, which took place a few years ago, revealed that drones, which are becoming increasingly common around the world, can be used to transport contraband to prisons. Authorities also began to worry about these vehicles, which can take many substances to prisons.
The news in the past years also shows that such incidents have taken place in many countries. In these events, aircraft drugs, gun, knife, scissors, cell phone It seems that he can carry forbidden things such as In a report in 2017, it is seen that the UK has crashed a ‘drone gang’ and the goods transported by vehicles are worth more than one million dollars. It is stated that these people were caught by chance by the cameras set up to observe the wildlife.
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In short, with the spread of drones, such incidents may increase; drug trafficking, gun violence, prison riot and many more illegal act may rise is expressed. It is also emphasized by experts that precautions such as security systems that can detect such aircraft should be taken.