Dwarf helicopter sniffs out cannabis plantations

Max Flower · Post by **Max Flower** » Wed 29th Apr 2009 02:53 am

Props to the OP 'Laidback' @ channels

Published: Tuesday 28 April 2009 11:29 UTC
Last updated: Tuesday 28 April 2009 12:20 UTC

Police in the northeastern Achterhoek region have begun using an unmanned miniature helicopter to track down the illegal cultivation of cannabis, which often takes place indoors. The so-called "canna-chopper" is fitted with cameras and a sniffer to take air samples out of ventilator shafts and chimneys. A dedicated gas analyzer is able to recognize traces of weed smell in the air samples.

Police say they are not breaking the law because the samples can be taken without entering the building. The unmanned dwarf helicopter can stay airborne for a maximum of eight hours. It was designed and built by Dutch police engineers.

Police spokesman Anton de Ronde told Radio Netherlands Worldwide that the first flight on Tuesday morning had already led to the discovery of a cannabis drying shed and a plant cutting facility.

echc1 · Post by **echc1** » Wed 29th Apr 2009 10:26 pm

no prob....a few BB guns or a sling shot will take that infringement of privacy down.........its unmanned so no charge of assaulting a police officer can be brought.....fookin rediculous