Police using drone surveillance to cover short cuts and side roads during special operations

Drone surveillance is now being used during special police operations to cover short cuts and side roads that are often used by criminal elements.

Police say this past week, officers from the Southern Division, K9 and Police Special Response Unit were deployed to the Raiwaqa, Raiwai and Samabula areas to cover the off-track paths.

This resulted in the arrest of a man in his 20s who was found with substances believed to be marijuana while trying to evade Police.

Police say the deployment of these teams with the drones will be conducted on a regular basis in densely populated areas.