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A Maryland inmate was just convicted of trying to smuggle drugs into prison with a drone

A drone carrying cellphones, drugs, hacksaw blades, and other material that dangled in a bundle fro…

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A Drone Carrying 3 Kilos Of Crystal Meth Crashed Into A Supermarket Parking Lot In Mexico

According to the Guardian, "other innovative efforts [for drug trafficking] have included catapults…

Rob Price   


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'Like a flying ant': An operative describes how Mexico's cartels use drones to attack enemies and smuggle drugs

With a few rudimentary modifications, Mexican criminal groups can use commercial drones bought in t…

Luis Chaparro   


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Drones appear to be taking on a bigger, more dangerous role in Mexico's criminal warfare

In Colombia - where traffickers have been caught using drones - authorities have adopted drones for…

Christopher Woody   


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Drug drones: London police are cracking down on UAVs delivering illegal substances to prisoners

This isn't the first time that drones have been used illegally. Indeed, The Independent reported th…

Sam Shead   


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The world's 2nd-largest cocaine producer is adding drones to its police force

Argentina announced in October that it was introducing two unmanned aerial vehicles to its flotilla…

Christopher Woody   


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Fake vegetables, frozen sharks, and an Xbox - here are some of drugs smugglers' most bizarre methods

Fake carrots, real doughnuts, catapults, drones, submarines, and the human stomach - here's a non-e…

Christopher Woody   


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Australian Man Caught Trying To Smuggle A Drug-Carrying Drone Into Prison

Chief Developer Guido de Croon releases the DelFly Explorer, the world's lightest autonomous flappi…

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A misdirected text message led to a meth bust in Louisiana

"During the search, deputies located several firearms, numerous firearms parts, two ounces of meth …

Christopher Woody   


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Arab Spring Fallout Is Fueling A Mediterranean Smuggling Economy

Those who watch the Syrian conflict closely, however - including the growing number of online video…

Peter Apps, Reuters   


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For white-collar prisoners who just can't disconnect, $3,000 contraband cellphones can literally fall from the sky

Well-heeled criminals who just can't disconnect are paying top dollar for contraband prison cellpho…

Laura Italiano   


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Russian soldiers are facing a 'mouse fever' outbreak on the frontlines, Ukrainian intel says

Ukrainian intelligence says "mouse fever" carried by rodents is running rampant among Russian soldi…

Paul Squire   


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General says the Marine Corps 'stole' the narco-sub idea from drug runners to move missiles and more

The unmanned, low-profile vessel is designed to transport weapons and critical supplies to forward-…

Chris Panella   


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Silicon Valley startups backed by Bill Gates and Andreessen Horowitz are using the US-Mexico border to test new surveillance technology

The technologies, the companies have said, are designed to help border patrol agents spot and appre…

Aaron Holmes   


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The 10 most important things in the world right now

1. The death toll from California's fires has risen to 50, with thousands of homes destroyed in Mal…

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Colombia's cocaine production is at an all-time high, and the country's navy keeps catching 'narco subs'

Colombia's soldiers stand around a homemade submarine in Tumaco, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 4…

Christopher Woody   


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Now Venezuela is creating an ugly refugee problem with forced deportations

It's not clear if these measures against foreigners have bolstered popular support for Maduro's gov…

Christopher Woody   


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A major ISIS figure whom everyone thought was killed in Syria turned out to be living in a seaside town in Spain

"This is a major problem," an official in Belgium told Insider. "He's a well-known jihadist ... liv…

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