Drug-carrying drone seized in drug arrest marks Ventura County first
The suspected use of a drone to transport illegal drugs in Simi Valley last month appears to be a first for Ventura County. The March 19 incident remains under investigation as the Simi Valley Police Department awaits results of laboratory tests to determine whether a substance attached to the drone in question was heroin, said Cmdr. Steve Shorts on April 9. Due to the risk of exposure to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that can be fatal in small doses, the department no longer conducts its own presumptive tests, he said. Results from an outside lab could take weeks. Officers came across the ...
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