Dutch Police Unveil CannaChopper
May 4th, 2009 by Rick
The Dutch police have a new tool to locate grow-ops and pot fields. Like k-9, but able to fly and having a super sniffer, the CannaChopper, is an unmanned miniature helicopter that has built in instruments that detect marijuana odor and uses IR (infrared) and video surveillance.
When the CannaChopper flies over a house, if there is a grow-op present it will detect the immense heat signature attributed with grow lights, as well as detect the slightest aroma from the marijuana plant. After the detection of illegal activity, the police are then called in for backup at the location.
On it’s first aerial venture it located a marijuana farm and seven growers were arrested. Only 10% of the marijuana fields are grown legally, the rest of the pot is smuggled into the black market.
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