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DHS Pumping Money into Drones for Domestic Surveillance, Hunting Immigrants and Seizing Pot AlterNet

DHS has little to show for its drone spending spree other than stacks of seized marijuana and a few thousand immigrants who crossed the border without visas. January 16, 2012 Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson LIKE THIS ARTICLE ?Join our mailing list:Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email. The Department of Homeland Security says it needs a fleet of two-dozen Predator and Guardian drones to protect the homeland adequately. Designed for military use, 10 of these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are already patrolling U.S. borders in the hunt for unauthorized immigrants and illegal drugs