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Drug-Sniffing Drones Take To the Skies In the Netherlands

Posted by samzenpus on from the are-you-sarah-connor's-stash dept.

Ryan writes "Unmanned, drug-sniffing drones have been introduced in the Netherlands. They fly over houses (video), sniff for weed, and scan for grow lights. Police say they are not breaking the law because the samples can be taken without entering the building."

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  1. News just in. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Dutch tourist industry goes bankrupt.

    1. Re:News just in. by repapetilto · · Score: 4, Funny

      sounds like you got a good deal, or youre one of those rare high assholes. I probably spent 300 euros over there over the course of 5 days, I dunno what damage I caused. Some local hoodlums tried to steal our bikes though. And the da vinci museum is terrifying, the chilling park outside it is awesome though.

    2. Re:News just in. by drfool · · Score: 3, Funny

      looks like we got a narc

    3. Re:News just in. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      the da vinci museum is terrifying, the chilling park outside it is awesome though.

      Yeah, it's awsome.
      That was some potent stuff; you're getting Milan and Amsterdam mixed up.

  2. Norse? by afaik_ianal · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm guessing you're not from Europe...

  3. Re:Um. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The Dutch are an eminently sensible race. Probably my favourite bunch of people.

    Yes, they were the last in Europe to abolish slavery, I get your point.

  4. Re:Question for you Dutch. by drfool · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're just another one of them dangerous folk trying to stir trouble, for shame! The government has a genuine interest in our safety, I wish we had drug robots in Glorious America to protect us from the degenerate substance abusers that have so plagued our great society.

  5. Re:Range? by julesh · · Score: 3, Funny

    1) block frequencies
    2) wait for it to crash into wall
    3) steal scraps
    4)     get beaten up by cops who are pissed off you wrecked their toy, while you are filming covertly
    5) profit

    There. Finished that for you.

  6. Re:Um. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So what you're saying is, It's legal but it ain't hundred percent legal.

    From what I understand it's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it, and if you're the proprietor of a hash bar, it's legal to sell it. It's legal to carry it, but...but that dosen't matter, 'cause, get a load of this; all right, if you get stopped by a cop in Amsterdam, it's illegal for them to search you.

    Is this about right?

  7. Re:Some random facts about MJ in Holland by santax · · Score: 2, Funny

    Neh, you're just doing it wrong. All that really starts making sense after a couple of smokes.