Breitbart — Early this week, Mexican authorities took possession of an unmanned aerial vehicle that crash-landed on the Mexican side of the U.S. border near San Ysidro, California. The drone was reportedly carrying crystal meth and was used to smuggle the drugs into the U.S.
On Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported that the drone was carrying just over six pounds of the illegal drug and that the street value of the cargo was about $48,000.
Authorities said that the six-propeller Spreading Wings S900 drone was unable to support the weight of the cargo and crashed before making it over the border into the U.S.
American authorities, however, have insisted that they are not worried that drug smugglers will suddenly start using drones in great numbers to smuggle drugs across the border. “We’re not greatly concerned that this will become a huge issue,” Washington-based special DEA agent Matt Barden told Fox News Latino. “The big reason is it is almost fruitless.”
DEA spokesperson Amy Roderick also moved to allay fears that drones would bring a new wave of drugs across the border. Roderick released a statement stating, “We would not call using drones a new trend in smuggling. … This method will only allow a small amount of drugs to be flown at a time and coupled with the ease of detection, does not make this method very profitable to these drug trafficking organizations.”
However, another official told Fox that if smugglers used drones in the Tucson desert or at Big Bend National Park in Texas, “you can make shipments all day without anyone noticing.”
Still, federal authorities noted that they are more worried that smugglers might use drones for a more conventional purpose: surveillance. Authorities say that they fear the drug cartels could use drones to spy on U.S. border agents and to pinpoint their positions in order to help smugglers avoid detection. They also fear that cartels might use surveillance drones to launch attacks on border agents.
Of course “A drugged country is an easly controlled Country” From President Barrack H. Obama.
Just more proof that those who want open borders and mass amnesty want America’s destruction..
What is a drone capable of a six pound payload worth?
It failed with 48K worth of drugs. Apparently the success / failure rate is worth it to the suppliers.
How much do we spend on interdiction? Realistically how much gets by interdiction attempts? My guess is the lions share or the products would be a lot more scarce. The users are doing it either way – so much for prohibition.
Legalize the stuff, come up with tests to rate impairment, make addiction a ‘your own problem’ issue, and rake in the taxes to fund our schools and crumbling infrastructure, while finding better use for displaced DEA agents.
I’m not advocating that people are better off using drugs, however there are plenty of prescriptions doctors legally prescribe that do give their patients a buzz so that alcohol isn’t their only legal alternative. On the streets there is obviously no shortage of illegal drugs either.
Let’s face it, the whole war on drugs game is a colossal failure when our nation has much more pressing issues. JMO
I am unconcerned too, they didn’t kill any body…
the feds are so involved w/the war on drugs; if they had wanted it to be over, it would be…they are making big $$$$$$ .
Gee, the drones must have been another gift from ocommie and holder. Welcome to corrupt cartel culture.
its only drugs and its only from me-he-co