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Panama looking at $93 million a year for surveillance drones to monitor drugs

Tuesday, February 8, 2011


Panama will spend at least $16 million on four drones to monitor drug trafficking says Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino.

With operating costs, spending could reach $93 million in the first year.

The US manufactured unmanned aircraft, valued at around $4 million each, are included in the ministry’s $300 million budget.

 

Original source: Newsroom Panama