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Ohio Woman Surprised By Drug-Mule UAV

Surprise Visitor Accidentally Delivers Drugs, Burner Phones to Wrong House

An Ohio woman heard the bump of an unusual bird recently, when she found a crashed drone with sundry drug trafficking accouterments including bagged marijuana, cell phones, and tobacco. What she initially thought was an animal colliding with a window turned out to be some illicit goodies intercepted en route. 

She contacted the Richland County Sheriff's department to see what to do, telling deputies that the package was attached to the drone with a cord, beeping loudly while sitting in the grass. It was lightly modified, only having some of its running lights covered up for enhanced stealth. The package it carried most likely demanded too much carrying capacity, leading to a premature landing some believed. The Sheriff's still hold out hope that someone will come forward to claim responsibility for their missing toy. “We believe the drone is worth about $2,100,” Zehner said. “If anybody is missing it and wants to claim it they can come to the sheriff’s office.”

Drones have been an ongoing issue for law enforcement, with word spreading among early adopters of commercial tech that small, lightweight objects could be affixed to the exterior. Now, many prison yards must be watched for any illegal messengers dropping "care packages" into the yard, as well as important installations worldwide for hodgepodge attackers. The market for anti-drone tech has ballooned as of late, with a variety of directed electromagnetic systems, miniaturized antiaircraft weapons, and similar oddities vying to become the cornerstone of airspace security. 

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