Drones and drug cartels

[Gary Seven]

Oh brother, I guess it was only a matter of time:

http://time.com/3678745/drones-drugs-meth-mexico-cartel/

 

[eskil23]

They have used RC-aircraft before, but I'm a bit surprised they went over to multirotors. Airplanes are quieter, faster, have better range.

 

[PeteDee]

And you can still set them up to fly waypoints quite easily and probably cheaper.

 

[Old Man]

they've tried about everything so far. RC, ultra lights, mini submarines, semi submersibles, tunnels, magnetic boxes slapped under cars used by people that never get checked, tunnels, throwing it over the fence, and now multirotors. Their choice of airships was unfortunate. It prolly did a flip of death shortly after launch What the heck, they can afford to buy a few 10 thousand or so more...

The problem is they don't care about the law, only of getting caught breaking it. Unfortunately they seem to have a large enough customer base to make the risk worthwhile.

 

[cootertwo]

For those that aren't subscribed to Time

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...th-drone-never-made-it-across-the-border.html