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t-3today at 2:13 PM2 repliesview on HN

Drones are not perfectly reasonable when semi-trucks filled with literal tons of drugs pass the border every day. They are used to smuggle drugs into prisons, but not really any better than the old hollow tennis ball trick and more trackable as well.


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Georgelementaltoday at 3:54 PM

Semi-trucks can get inspected, putting the driver at personal risk. With a drone, even if it is intercepted, the operator is safe

JasonADrurytoday at 2:54 PM

> not really any better than the old hollow tennis ball trick and more trackable as well.

Depends on the size of the prison and it's perimeter, but in many cases yeah.