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Drone Trouble: Two arrested over flight disruption

| @indiablooms | Dec 22, 2018, at 08:37 am

London, Dec 22 (IBNS): Sussex Police on Friday said they have arrested two people over the string of drone sightings which hit air traffic movement in Gatwick Airport of the UK.

Amid reports of sighting drones near the runway, flights from Gatwick were grounded for more than a day.

Superintendent James Collis said “As part of our ongoing investigations into the criminal use of drones which has severely disrupted flights in and out of Gatwick Airport, Sussex Police made two arrests just after 10pm on 21 December."

“Our investigations are still on-going, and our activities at the airport continue to build resilience to detect and mitigate further incursions from drones, by deploying a range of tactics," he said.

“We continue to urge the public, passengers and the wider community around Gatwick to be vigilant and support us by contacting us immediately if they believe they have any information that can help us in bringing those responsible to justice," he said.

He said the arrests were made on Friday evening.

“The arrests we have made this evening are a result of our determination to keep the public safe from harm, every line of enquiry will remain open to us until we are confident that we have mitigated further threats to the safety of passengers," he said.

“Anyone with information about the incident or who may have suspicions about the drone operators is asked to report online or call 101 quoting Operation Trebor. If you see anyone acting suspiciously in the area of the airport, please dial 999 immediately,” he said.


 

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