DJI to the rescue? U.S. police want China drones despite Washington clampdown
NEW YORK/PALO ALTO, California -- The first drone that Kentucky's Hardin County sheriffs used was a DJI Matrice 300. A local agriculture cooperative donated the Chinese-made device in 2021 to help officers track down teenagers who destroyed crops on a farm covering hundreds of acres.
While officers on foot were always just a few steps behind, the drone was able to find and capture images of the culprits in minutes.