A Long-Range Drug Delivery Drone for Russki Junkies?

[swsig]

A few minutes ago, I checked in with FlightRadar24 to see if anything interesting was going on. There was. The #1 watched flight was an aircraft orbiting Crimea at 675 feet going 35 mph. Its indicated flight path showed that it had originated in Chihuahua, Mexico, and had flown non-stop to Crimea. It's not there now, so I think some hackers were having fun with the website. But I imagine that some of the Russkis in Crimea would appreciate some fine opioids direct from Mexico about now.

 

[tlawler]

Great place to send all the fentanyl they can produce!

 

[s&wchad]

Logistically, that makes no sense. Afghanistan is less than 1/3 of the distance away.

 

[jeffrefrig]

I don't think I'd trust a drone to send the money for dope.

 

[Truckman]

I don't think I'd trust a drone to send the money for dope.

I'm sure Russian drug traffickers are every bit as reliable and trustworthy as Russian government leaders......Ben

 

[lihpster]

Maybe it was full of Mexicans. They do need conscripts.

 

[Catwrangler]

I'm not buying into a drone with 6000 mi. Range to smuggle drugs.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I have been reading up on commercial drones capable of loitering at slow speeds. Even the ones in the 4 figure price range have an average payload of 20-30 lbs. The party won't last long.

 

[Rudi]

Do any drones have that type of range?

 

[Catwrangler]

The drones being flown currently by the US govt., like the one downed off Russia ha ve a range of 12000 miles and certainly Don't have a 35mph linger speed as posted in the OPs post.

 

[swsig]

I'm not buying into a drone with 6000 mi. Range to smuggle drugs.

OP here. As I tried to indicate, the "drone" was likely a hoax. A false image with false data created by hackers. No flights over Ukraine have been shown for months, much less low speed, low altitude flights originating in Mexico.

 

[steelslaver]

I have been reading up on commercial drones capable of loitering at slow speeds. Even the ones in the 4 figure price range have an average payload of 20-30 lbs. The party won't last long.

20# of pure Fentanyl would kill every troop the Russians have left several times over. 2 milligrams is enough to kill. there are 453,592 milligrams in a pound. That is 225,000+ fatal does per pound. Take that times 20 and the party is over over over over...................

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

When will they stop mixing it with other drugs. Had a person answer years ago, "It makes them want more"....several deaths later from a certain city.

Wonder how many of our dollars end up in Chinese and Russian hands.