# Criminal drones

2018-05-05

> Mazel said counter surveillance of law enforcement agents is the fastest-growing way that organized criminals are using drones.

> Some criminal organizations have begun to use drones as part of witness intimidation schemes: they continuously surveil police departments and precincts in order to see “who is going in and out of the facility and who might be co-operating with police,” he said.

> A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm To Obstruct an FBI Hostage Raid (cache)

This is only the beginning. Both fascinating and frightening.

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