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Criminal gangs use drones to find cannabis farms. Guess what happens next? | ITProPortal.com

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 04/22/2014 - 06:18

If you thought Amazon, Google and Facebook are the only organisations getting in on the burgeoning drone industry, this latest news might come as something of a surprise.

Criminal gangs in Shropshire have reportedly begun to use unmanned drones fitted with heat-seeking cameras to find illegal cannabis farms – and then either rob or blackmail the owners.

“They are fair game,” one unnamed 33-year old told a local newspaper. “It is not like I’m using my drone to see if people have nice televisions. I am just after drugs to steal and sell. If you break the law then you enter me and my drone’s world.”

Cannabis cultivation requires hot temperatures and rows of hydroponic lamps. The heat signatures coming off attics and sheds have in the past been used by police to catch illegal growers –...

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