Drone Use Increasing in Latin America for good and evil

Posted on September 14, 2015 • Filed under: Crime, Latin America Aviation, Latin America News

mcclatchydc.com/Tim Johnson reported… As the chief executive of what may be the first academy to train drone operators in Latin America, José Luis González is acutely aware that unmanned aerial vehicles can be used for both good and evil.

Most of the students who study at his Drone Academy are photographers seeking to capture sweeping aerial images, engineers using drones to photograph damage to structures like bridges or hobbyists eager to attain new playthings.
The chief executive of Mexico City’s Drone Academy, Jose Luis Gonzalez, holds up a small drone on Aug. 12, 2015. Drones are increasingly popular across Latin America even as countries like Mexico struggle to enact regulations governing how they are used.

Drones are increasingly popular across Latin America even as countries like Mexico struggle to enact regulations governing how they are used.

But Mexico has its share of bad guys, and González said it might not be long before drones are used for malevolent aims, such as remotely controlled murders.
Criminals also turn to them for smuggling

Fears arise of drone assassins, flying bombs

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