The RCMP said it hasn’t purchased Chinese drones to monitor the border that are forbidden by the United States, after a media report by the nation’s public broadcaster said the force rushed to acquire such equipment ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as president.
“We have communicated to Radio-Canada that their story is inaccurate. The RCMP has not purchased any unsecured drones, such as those referenced in the Radio-Canada article, as part of any new funding,” an RCMP spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Jan. 20, referring to the CBC’s French-language unit.
The police force said it has recently introduced a policy prohibiting the procurement or use of unsecured drones, except where “their use is justified and there is no risk to national security,” the spokesperson said, adding that any “legacy drones,” including those still in operation at certain contract detachments, will be phased out and replaced as new drones are acquired….