Worldwide Drone Incidents

BSF intercepts Pakistani drone with huge arms consignment in Amritsar

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Drone drops box containing 9 grenades, 1 pistol, IED in Jammu's Akhnoorr

Palanwallah, India

Manipur airport on high alert after unidentified flying object spotted

Imphal, Manipur, India

2 nabbed in Marlboro County drone drug drop at state prison

Bennettsville, South Carolina, USA

3 arrested in smuggling attempt at Augusta Medical Prison

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Drone delays Ravens-Bengals game twice during 'Thursday Night Football' matchup

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Intercepted Drone Carrying Crystal Drugs Highlights Jordan’s Border Security Challenges

Jordan

Drone drop at Washington State Prison leads to high-speed chase and two arrests

Davisboro, Georgia, USA

Vandalia man charged after allegedly trying to cause drone crash

Vandalia, Missouri, USA

BSF, Punjab Police recover drone carrying drugs in Amritsar

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Drone 7 kg heroin recovered near IB in Punjab's Amritsar Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur, Punjab, India

Drones used to give drugs to inmates after they develop habit in jail

Hatfield, England, UK

Three packets of heroin, broken drone recovered near IB in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur

Tarn Taran, Punjab, India

Deputies stop drone contraband delivery outside state prison in Middle Georgia, 2 arrested

Davisboro, Georgia, USA

Five Yorkshire Air Ambulance flights disrupted in the last 12 months

Yorkshire, England, UK

Drone interrupted match between Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov at Shanghai Masters tennis tournament

Shanghai, China

Drone carrying 3 kg heroin seized in Tarn Taran village

Tarn Taran, Punjab, India

Safety concerns grow after drone spotted flying over RDU Airport

Morrisville, North Carolina, USA

BSF recovers Pak drone with packets of heroin, opium in Amritsar

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Cheap Chinese drones caused havoc on Gaza border

Israel

Plot to fly £30k worth of contraband into Strangeways and Forest Bank foiled after cops raid house

Manchester, England, UK

Drones are flying drugs and contraband into prisons in Scotland

Perth, Scotland, UK

Man arrested with 3kg heroin by Tarn Taran police while a Chinese drone was recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF)

Tarn Taran, Punjab, India

Drone with 500gm heroin seized in Amritsar sector

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Frankfurt Airport Halts Flights Over Unidentified Drone Causing Hundreds of Cancelations and Diversions

Frankfurt, Germany

Louisiana police bust huge plot to deliver drugs by drones to prisons across the US

Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA

Drone comes close to two Indigo flights at Bengaluru airport

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

3 tourists booked for flying drone in restricted IAF station zone in Lonavla

Lonavala, Maharashtra, India

Another Pak drone recovered in Punjab; over 250 such incidents recorded this year

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Two drones shot down, 5.6 kg narcotics seized in Punjab near Pakistan border

Punjab, India

'Made-in-China' Pakistani drone recovered in Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran, Punjab, India

Drone Blasts Hole in Prison Where Ecuador Drug Bosses Were Held

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pair arrested after attempting to drone drop contraband at Collins Bay Institution

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Suspects arrested following failed drugs drop off by drone

Lowdham, England, UK

Jordan shoots down drug-laden drone from Syria in ninth incident this year

Jordan

BSF Recovers Narcotics Dropped By Drone In Punjab's Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran, Punjab, India

Rural police confiscated 400 gm of heroin filled in a plastic bottle dropped by a drone

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Three men arrested after suspicious package dropped by drone into prison grounds

Erlestoke, England, UK

Drone Seized for Interfering with Firefighting Efforts at McDougall Creek Wildfire

West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Jordan downs drone from Syria in third incident this month

Jordan

Flying drone causes delay in UMass’ football game against New Mexico State

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Drone Delays DHART Helicopter Taking Off With Seriously Injured Woman

Mason, New Hampshire, USA

Drone with 3.2kg heroin seized near Hussainiwala on Indo-Pak border

Hussainiwala, Punjab, India

Barth Fire: Drone almost collides with helicopter delivering water

Lockhart, Texas, USA

Ornge Air Ambulance alarmed by the rise in drones near their aircraft

Dryden, Ontario, Canada

Emirates A380 Struck by Drone: Wing Damage

Nice, France

Drone carrying explosives from Syria shot down over Jordan

Jordan

New Jersey HVAC business owner accused of using drone to taint local pools with damaging chemical

Absecon, New Jersey, USA

Jordanian army downs drone from Syria carrying meth

Jordan

Over 1 kg of contraband seized at Collins Bay Institution after suspected drone drops

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Drone carrying blood component from AIIMS Rishikesh to Pauri crashes

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Dublin Airport bound flights diverted to Belfast due to drone sighting

Dublin, Ireland

During World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 and Pope Francis's visit to Fatima, the National Aeronautical Authority detected and intercepted 44 unauthorized drones

Portugal

Coast Guard detects 16 unauthorized drones during Seafair Weekend Festivall

Seattle, Washington, USA

Thieves used a drone to search the area before breaking into a house

Treviso, Italy

Near Rattan Khurd village, BSF intercepted a hexacopter drone entering from Pakistan

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Drone Gets Smacked Out of the Air By a High-Flying Skier

USA

Major drug smuggling attempt from Pakistan using a drone, seizing 10.85 kilos of narcotics

Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India

Drones flying too close to Kelowna airport prompt police warning

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Vigilant Staff Observe Drone at Smith State Prison

Glennville, Georgia, USA

15 drones intercepted in Parque Eduardo VII during the inaugural mass of World Youth Day

Lisbon, Portugal

Border Security Force shot down an illicit drone attempting to smuggle narcotics into Indian territory

Amritsar, Punjab, India

CAAM investigating illegal drone operations during nomination day

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Two held for flying drone in front of Vidhana Soudha

Bangalore, India

BSF recovered a drug-filled plastic bottle dropped by a drone in the border village of Mode

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Seven drones used to drop contraband items into the Golden Grove Prison

Arouca, Trinidad & Tobago

Concerns and warnings from RCMP after two drone incidents near Kelowna International Airport

Kelowna, BC, Canada

Flying Drone Crashes at Disney Theme Park

Paris, France

Attack on Kenya Defence Forces Outpost Confirms Al-Shabaab Drone Use

Sirari, Kenya

Jordanian army downs drone headed from Syria carrying drugs

Jordan

Jordanian army downs drone headed from Syria carrying drugs

Jordan

Journalist held after drone crashes into Islamic Centre in Harare

Harare, Zimbabwe

Police issue warning after drone flying above The Open is seized

Hoylake, England, UK

Attempted drug smuggling with drone into a Georgia prison

Oglethorpe, GA, USA

Pakistani drone recovered near International Border in Amritsar

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Former corrections officer accused of attempted drone delivery of drugs to Lawton prison

Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

Former corrections officer accused of attempted drone delivery of drugs to Lawton prison

Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

Another Drug-Loaded Drone Crashes in Lahore

Hadiara, Lahore, Pakistan

Drones plunge into water in Matildas light show fail

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Drones plunge into water in Matildas light show fail

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Tourist flying drone near Dalada Maligawa arrested

Kandy, Sri-Lanka

Drone used to fly items into Stockton's Holme House prison

Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom

Drone loaded with drugs crashes in Lahore’s Kahna

Kahna, Lahore, Pakistan

Drone Falls and Crashes Into Disney Park Building

Paris, France

Drone Spotted Over Prime Minister Modi’s Residence

New Delhi, India

Ten drones caught on unauthorized flights above Song Festival

Riga, Latvia

A subject was caught attempting to deliver contraband to Lieber Correctional Institution using a drone

Ridgeville, SC, USA

Unauthorized drone grounds flights at O.R Tambo airport

Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

Jordanian forces scored third interception this month, downing a smuggling drone that breached the border from Syria

Jordan

Police seized a drone that was being illegally flown near the Akshardham Temple

New Delhi, India

A Pakistani DJI Matrice 300 RTK was found carrying approximately 2 kg of heroin

Fazilka, Punjab, India

Authorities in Amritsar confiscated four pistols from Kakkar border village that were smuggled into India from Pakistan using a drone

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Canterbury man shoots down drone over his property

Canterbury, New Zealand

RCMP remind public about drone safety following incident near Yellowknife Airport

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Following the the premiere episode of the "Secret Invasion" series, actor Samuel L. Jackson revealed that Marvel Studios shot down rogue drones that invaded the privacy of their locations during filming

England, United Kingdom

BSF foils drug smuggling bid at international border, recovers narcotics from Pakistani drone

Gharsana, Rajasthan, India

Man faces prosecution after flying drone over Manchester Airport

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Over a kilogram of cannabis among items seized at Collins Bay Institution

Kingston, ON, Canada

Drone Flies Over Singha Dwar ‘No Flying Zone’, Manages To Escape Police Action

Puri, India

In a second interception within a week, Jordanian border guards brought down a drone that had been smuggling weapons from Syria

Jordan