Thursday, September 26, 2013
If you thought AG Holder was the only drone in the DoJ
Your count is off by an as yet undisclosed number.
The FBI has been using drones to support its law enforcement operations since 2006 and has spent more than $3 million on the unmanned aircraft, the Justice Department's internal watchdog said Thursday.These are not yet the size and lethality of the Predator and other military drones. Still, one has to ask what Eastern Kentucky University and the Center for Rural Development in Kentucky needed them for?
The disclosure came in a new report by the Justice Department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, who revealed that the department also has awarded $1.26 million to at least seven local police departments and nonprofit organization for drones.
In addition, the IG said another Justice Department component, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, plans to use drones to support future operations. To date, the ATF has spent almost $600,000, the IG report stated.
From 2004 to May 2013, the Justice Department spent almost $5 million on the unmanned aircraft.
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