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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…
Christopher Woody,Reuters
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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…
Agence France Presse
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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…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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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…