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 police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones 
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http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/09/13/halton-police-find-744k-worth-of-drugs-using-high-tech-pot-spotting-drones/
Halton police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones
Graeme McNaughton, National Post Staff | Sep 13, 2012 11:39 PM ET | Last Updated: Sep 14, 2012 5:11 AM ET
Spotting marijuana plants from the sky isn’t difficult, says Sgt. Jeff Leder of the Halton Police guns and gangs unit, and it’s a lot easier than hunting through thick brush on foot.
That’s where drones come in handy in the war on drugs.
On Tuesday, officers used one of the unmanned aerial vehicles to locate 744 marijuana plants — with a street value of about $1,000 per plant — in a field in the north end of Milton.
“It’s pretty easy to spot.” said Sgt. Leder. “A lot of the spots these growers pick are in farm fields.” The dark green marijuana plants stand out against the other plants, typically corn.
“A lot of these areas are fairly remote and swampy,” he added. “[There’s] a lot of brush, and it is tough for officers to get in there and remove the plant. Seeing from the air, we can get a better idea of where to go in and walk in directly.”
Halton Police have had the drone since 2009, said Sgt. David Cross, and have used it for a variety of purposes, including monitoring crime scenes, crash investigations and search and rescue.
The drone runs on batteries that provide 25 minutes of flight time, according to the manufacturer, Aeryon Labs of Waterloo. The unit returns to its starting point when it detects that the battery is low.
Halton police say the drone is stored in a warehouse, and brought out only when the need arises.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: graffix87] 1
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: graffix87]
#16848536 - 09/14/12 11:07 PM (8 months, 29 days ago) |
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$744,000 worth of drugs. Since we're talking numbers, I'd like to know how many tax dollars these drones have cost us in searching for cannabis. Using them for search and rescue is an incredible way to utilize this advanced technology... it's a real shame these drones are wasted on such nonsense as looking for plants.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: johnnyrad]
#16848642 - 09/14/12 11:35 PM (8 months, 29 days ago) |
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looks kinda like the helicopter cat.. Which was supposedly pretty cheap to build. Of course I'm sure these things are made by a sub-company of AirHogs and go for a half million plus, since its gov't dollars and we know how they spare no expense on the war on drugs.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: SleeveOfWizard]
#16849232 - 09/15/12 01:51 AM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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just shoot the fucking thing down
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: Butt-Head]
#16849629 - 09/15/12 04:14 AM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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There's a stipulation in the Federal Aviation Regulations which states that all pilots must "see and avoid" other aircraft. Due to that stipulation unmanned drones are not supposed to be operated anywhere other than restricted airspace.
The first time one of these hits another aircraft, its going to be someones ass.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: Butt-Head]
#16849632 - 09/15/12 04:15 AM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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just shoot the fucking thing down
 Bonus points if you hit it in the camera! 
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: nooneman]
#16850036 - 09/15/12 07:52 AM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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nooneman said:
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Butt-Head said:
just shoot the fucking thing down
Bonus points if you hit it in the camera!
No joke though I see one of these buzzing around and the good ol' BBgun is coming out. Shhh be vary, vary careful. I'm hunting drones.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: livenotonevil]
#16850524 - 09/15/12 11:22 AM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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I guess I have to put a self-aiming flak next to my pot plants now.
Oh wait, a jamming transmitter would do the trick as well. 
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: Lord_McLovin]
#16850673 - 09/15/12 12:31 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: johnnyrad]
#16850707 - 09/15/12 12:41 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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johnnyrad said:
$744,000 worth of drugs. Since we're talking numbers, I'd like to know how many tax dollars these drones have cost us in searching for cannabis. Using them for search and rescue is an incredible way to utilize this advanced technology... it's a real shame these drones are wasted on such nonsense as looking for plants.
They're between $30k and $50k.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: livenotonevil]
#16851001 - 09/15/12 01:44 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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livenotonevil said:
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Butt-Head said:
just shoot the fucking thing down
Bonus points if you hit it in the camera!
No joke though I see one of these buzzing around and the good ol' BBgun is coming out. Shhh be vary, vary careful. I'm hunting drones.
If you're growing pot you better have something more powerful than a bb gun.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: muistrue]
#16851025 - 09/15/12 01:48 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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lets say you do manage to shoot it down..they are going to search in the area it went down in.... so the chance of finding the plants are still high
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: Rexter]
#16851063 - 09/15/12 01:54 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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lets say you do manage to shoot it down..they are going to search in the area it went down in.... so the chance of finding the plants are still high
i'd still rather take down their little fuckin drone if my plants were gunna get seized anyway, cost them tens of thousands of dollars as a little payback for all the money they would be taking outta my pocket. of coarse you would prob get some insane charge with a hefty penalty, and im sure the recording from the drones cameras of you blasting at it with a shotgun or whatever wouldn't look too good for you in court.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: LeeHarvOz] 2
#16851155 - 09/15/12 02:11 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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In the not to distant future government sanctioned pedophiles working for DHS will be watching your kids swim in your backyard pool.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: LeeHarvOz] 1
#16851280 - 09/15/12 02:32 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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lets say you do manage to shoot it down..they are going to search in the area it went down in.... so the chance of finding the plants are still high
i'd still rather take down their little fuckin drone if my plants were gunna get seized anyway, cost them tens of thousands of dollars as a little payback for all the money they would be taking outta my pocket. of coarse you would prob get some insane charge with a hefty penalty, and im sure the recording from the drones cameras of you blasting at it with a shotgun or whatever wouldn't look too good for you in court.
at that point "i shot it down from insanity"
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: LeeHarvOz]
#16851482 - 09/15/12 03:09 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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LeeHarvOz said:
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lets say you do manage to shoot it down..they are going to search in the area it went down in.... so the chance of finding the plants are still high
i'd still rather take down their little fuckin drone if my plants were gunna get seized anyway, cost them tens of thousands of dollars as a little payback for all the money they would be taking outta my pocket. of coarse you would prob get some insane charge with a hefty penalty, and im sure the recording from the drones cameras of you blasting at it with a shotgun or whatever wouldn't look too good for you in court.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: Stumbles]
#16851984 - 09/15/12 04:39 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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and im sure the recording from the drones cameras of you blasting at it with a shotgun or whatever wouldn't look too good for you in court.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: Sticky Green] 1
#16852260 - 09/15/12 05:46 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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In the not to distant future government sanctioned pedophiles working for DHS will be watching your kids swim in your backyard pool.
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Re: police find $744K worth of drugs using high-tech pot-spotting drones [Re: Boutang]
#16852289 - 09/15/12 05:54 PM (8 months, 28 days ago) |
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If that thing was flying over my property -- I would do the American thing and shoot it down, set it on fire, extinguish the flames with urine, and bury the smoldering pieces.
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