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Sheriff warns of weaponized drones, urges state law and counter‑drone capability
Summary
Sheriff Mike Bouchard told the oversight subcommittee that weaponized and surveillance drones are already being used by transnational groups and others, that current enforcement relies heavily on FAA authority, and that Michigan should mirror federal rules in state law and invest in detection and counter‑drone systems.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard told the House Oversight Subcommittee that drones pose an immediate and growing public‑safety threat — for smuggling contraband into prisons and public events, conducting pre‑operation surveillance for burglaries and violent attacks, and potentially as weaponized platforms.
Bouchard said his department fields an advanced drone unit with 87 pilots and a drone‑detection system but…
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