State-of-the-art drones, also known as “unmanned aerial vehicles”, will be used at the discretion of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda to fight crime.
This is according to the Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, Everton Jeffers.
Yesterday, the first of two drones was donated to the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda by calypsonian the Mighty Leopard, an individual who has a long history of donating to government and non-government organisations in Antigua and Barbuda.
The Mighty Leopard was represented by Bobby Reis at the handing over ceremony held at the police `headquarters. Unable to give any details about how the drones would be used to fight crime, the deputy commissioner said, “We will use the drones as we see fit.”
He further said, “We want to use our technology here, and this piece of equipment to help us fight crime.” In the handing over ceremony he added, “As technology increases our police force needs to keep up with the times.” It is unknown when the drones will be put into operation.
