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Drones have become useful for criminals to do scouting before a heist or to prepare prison escapes. The phenomenon is taken seriously by the police, who are trying to respond. Investigation.
The drone, new accomplice of criminals, has become the pet peeve of the security services. In particular, it makes it possible to carry out scouting for burglaries or express deliveries to prisons. The drone was already used to smuggle products into prison, such as at the penitentiary center in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales), on March 27. The detainees explained that they had computer equipment delivered to them. For the supervisors, the alert could have been more serious. “We fear weapons”recognizes Johann Reig, secretary general of UFAP Occitanie.
In 2019, 37 prison overflights were recorded, then 42 in 2020, and 35 in 2021. Some prison establishments, such as Fleury-Mérogis (Essonne) are equipped with anti-drone systems, which form, as explained by the deputy head of the remand center, Renaud Lassence, “a dome of protection”. The antidrone rifle is even more of a deterrent. The system is used by the gendarmerie and its special unit, responsible in particular for the protection of the Élysée. A rifle cuts the waves between the device and its remote control and the pilot loses control of the machine.
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