Pilot-free planes used to tackle organised crime
Saturday, April 20, 2013 @ 8:40 PM
CREWLESS aircraft will be used by the Guardia Civil to combat organised crime, including human-trafficking, illegal immigration and drug-smuggling.
Known as the 'Closeye' project, the state-of-the-art vigilance system will use aeroplanes traditionally employed by the USA Armed Forces in their fight against fundamentalist terrorism and in war zones.
Satellites and aerostats will also form part of the Guardia Civil's new surveillance plans to ensure they do not miss a trick along Spain's coasts and in its ports.
The 'Closeye' project will cost a total of 12.25 million euros, of which the European Union will provide 9.2 million.
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