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'Narco-drones' are the newest form of drug trafficking. Our laws aren't yet ready to combat them

  • Written by Natalie Klein, Professor, UNSW Sydney
'Narco-drones' are the newest form of drug trafficking. Our laws aren't yet ready to combat themChris Jackson/Getty Images

This month, Spanish police authorities seized autonomous underwater vehicles, each capable of transporting around 200 kilograms of drugs. It’s not the first time police authorities have caught an uncrewed vessel carrying illicit substances.

These remote-controlled “narco-drones”, “narco-subs”...

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