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Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticate... by rualca on Sunday August 22, 2021 @03:57AM (#28263698)
> Why even use drug mules if you can just drone everything over the border?

A few weeks ago there was a news article on how drug cartels were using cheap Chinese VTOL drones to smuggle drugs across the Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain.

https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-07-15/spanish-police-s...

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Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticate... by bserge on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:43AM (#28263864)
Nice machine, but no way in hell it costs that much to build, the manufacturer is making a killing lol
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Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticate... by imtringued on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:50AM (#28265073)
Large drones are expensive just like any other aircraft.
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Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticate... by bserge on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:06PM (#28269076)
Bet my life I can build that for half the cost. Anyone wanna get into business?
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