By Isha Sesay • Published: 10 Jan 2020 • 16:40
The drone will provide security to residents in the municipality. Credit: Villas y Fincas.
THE Local Police in Campos in Mallorca, Spain, will utilise an innovative method of police surveillance across the municipality. A drone has been purchased for €6,000 by Campos Council, with the technology handed to the force to improve security and reduce crime in with region. Mayor Francisca Porquer explained that the state-of-the-art equipment will be the responsibility of the Local Police, where several officers have taken a specialised course to learn how to operate the device which is expected to be operational in the next few weeks. The drone will also improve response times in the case of an incident such as a drowning, where Porquer stated that “if a person is in danger, the drone can orientate lifeguards and quickly mount a rescue operation.”
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