surveillance

Russia's Space Agency Helps Drug Police Spot Cannabis Fields

jeremiah — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:07:29 -0800

Drug police in Russia's Far East have joined hands with the Federal Space Agency in spotting cannabis fields in the Primorye Territory, a senior drugs control official said on Thursday.

Roscosmos has sent coordinates of cannabis fields to anti-narcotics officers, who destroy the plants and returning confirmed information to the space agency, which enters it in a database, Lieu. Gen. Alexander Rolik told a news conference in Vladivostok.

"We have been in contact with Roscosmos since late last year," Rolik said.

Swiss Police Spy Marijuana Field With Google Earth

jeremiah — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:50:39 -0800

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss police said Thursday they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine company's satellite mapping software.

Police said the find was part of a bigger investigation that led to the arrest of 16 people and seizure of 1.2 tons (1.1 metric tons) of marijuana as well as cash and valuables worth 900,000 Swiss francs ($780,000).

$2-Million Texas Surveillance System Nets 500 Lbs of Pot

jeremiah — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:53:56 -0800

A new $2-million citizen surveillance system installed along the Tex-Mex border has yielded just one crime bust after about six weeks in operation -- three suspects who were allegedly caught hauling 540 pounds of marijuana over the border after someone spotted them online, according to the Houston Chronicle.