Mullin reveals DHS brought down nearly 2,000 drones during World Cup security efforts
Federal authorities became so adept at hunting down drones during the FIFA World Cup that some drones were intercepted before operators could remove them from cars, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed this week. He said security teams brought down nearly 2,000 drones over the course of the tournament."We got so good at [intercepting them], we started being able to bring them down before they even got out of the trunk of a car," Mullin said Monday on "The Will Cain Show.""We started being able to recognize where they're at."FEDS CHARGE FOUR AS WORLD CUP DRONE CRACKDOWN TOPS 400 SEIZURES ACROSS US HOST CITIES NATIONWIDEMany of the drones belonged to spectators hoping for a bird's-eye view of the matches.
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Federal authorities became so adept at hunting down drones during the FIFA World Cup that some drones were intercepted before operators could remove them from cars, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed this week. He said security teams brought down nearly 2,000 drones over the course of the tournament."We got so good at [intercepting them], we started being able to bring them down before they even got out of the trunk of a car," Mullin said Monday on "The Will Cain Show.""We started being able to recognize where they're at."FEDS CHARGE FOUR AS WORLD CUP DRONE CRACKDOWN TOPS 400 SEIZURES ACROSS US HOST CITIES NATIONWIDEMany of the drones belonged to spectators hoping for a bird's-eye view of the matches. But Mullin said others raised more serious concerns, with authorities believing some operators were intentionally probing security perimeters around stadiums and fan festivals."Some of them we felt like was actual a threat, that they were testing the perimeter. Those are some of the drones that we confiscated," he said."Some were licensed individuals that knew better, but they were trying to push it.
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- Federal authorities became so adept at hunting down drones during the FIFA World Cup that some drones were intercepted before operators could remove them from cars, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed this week. He said security teams brought down nearly 2,000 drones over the course of the tournament."We got so good at [intercepting them], we started being able to bring them down before they even got out of the trunk of a car," Mullin said Monday on "The Will Cain Show.""We started being able to recognize where they're at."FEDS CHARGE FOUR AS WORLD CUP DRONE CRACKDOWN TOPS 400 SEIZURES ACROSS US HOST CITIES NATIONWIDEMany of the drones belonged to spectators hoping for a bird's-eye view of the matches.
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