Australian Police have taken down a suspect drone flying near a Commonwealth Games venue, Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski revealed the bust at a media conference on the Gold Coast.
He said a drone flying a few hundred metres from a Games exclusion zone was detected by police on Sunday night.
“We were able to take down that operator and refer the matter to CASE (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) for breaches committed by that person operating that unmanned aerial vehicle,” he said.
QLD Police is using DroneShield’s DroneGun MKII , which take control of the aircraft’s operating systems.
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Mr Gollschewski said the massive security blitz meant the Gold Coast would be no place to ‘play up’ over the Games.
Source: Courier Mail