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DJI to the rescue? U.S. police want China drones despite Washington clampdown


Lawmakers take aim at devices used by many first responders

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. ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.ArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print

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