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Criminals Are Using Heat-Seeking Drones to Sniff Out Weed—And Steal It

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 04/18/2014 - 14:11
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Ripping a page right from law enforcement's playbook, high-flying criminals in Britain are using small-fry drones fitted with infrared homing technology to sniff out heat emitted from indoor cannabis grows, to then make off with the good shit. 

"I bought my first drone for a few hundred quid and learnt how to fly it over wasteland and fitted a wifi camera to it so I could look into people's windows," a 33-year-old criminal told the local Halesowen News. "However, I noticed police helicopters used thermal imaging cameras to find cannabis farms because of the heat the hydroponic lights give off," the weed-napper went on, "so I bought a second hand heat-seeking camera online and hooked it up to my iPad."

Once a grow is spotted, he and his crew will confront the owner(s), who apparently don't put up much of a fight. While cultivating herb remains illegal in the UK, it's about as close to going mainstream as it'll...

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