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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

Russians capture cigarette-smuggling drone: Low-flying Lithuanian drone flew smokes across border, guided by GPS.

Russian border guards near Kaliningrad "detained" a low-flying drone entering the country from Lithuania last week. According to a spokesperson for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), it wasn't on a spy mission-it was smuggling cigarettes. The autonomous aircraft, which had a four-meter (13-foot) wingspan, flew close to the ground following GPS waypoints and released cigarette cartons from its cargo bay at designated drop zones. When captured, it was carrying 10 kilograms (about 22 pounds) of illicit cargo.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/russian s-capture-cigarette-smuggling-drone/ [arstechnica.com]

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