Worldwide Drone Incidents

Inmates Attempted to Smuggle Contraband Using Drones, Correctional Officer Says

Miami, FL, USA

California man arrested for dropping illegal fireworks from drone

American Canyon, CA, USA

Man injured by falling drone at rib cook-off

Berea, OH, USA

Unauthorized Drone Down Firefighting Aircraft

Cerro Pelado, Costa Rica

Police foiled an attempted drone delivery of drugs to the Quebec City detention Centre

Quebec, Canada

Mississippi man pleads guilty after flying drone with weed, lighters, cell phone to prison

Rankin County, MS, USA

Researchers Drone Crash Caused Fire in Colorado

Boulder County, CO, USA

Prince George RCMP looking into low-flying drone incident

Prince George, British-Columbia, Canada

A suspect has been arrested for trying to use a drone to drop 265 grams of cannabis, cellphones, and cellphone accessories into the Collins Bay Institution

Kingston, Canada

Disrespectful and dangerous: Tesla employees are harassed by "fan drones"

Fremont, CA, USA

20+ People Have Been Arrested Due to Drone-Based Attacks

Bishopville, SC, USA

Unauthorized Drone Spotted Near Saskatoon Airport

Saskatoon, Canada

Drones and Falcons Don’t Mix, Recent Incident at UC Berkeley Proves

Berkeley, CA, USA

Two Men Plead Guilty for Their Roles in a Drone Smuggling Operation at the Fort DIX Federal Correctional Facility (Incident Between November 2018 and March 2020)

Fort Dix, NJ, USA

A pilot reported a drone flying 200 feet above his aircraft as he landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

A helicopter pilot reported seeing a small red drone flying over Lonsdale Quay at a height of 1700 -1800 feet

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Drone Intercepted At Westgate, Man Arrested

Bermuda

OPP: drone spotted near Arthur house at 1am

Arthur, Canada

A drone valued at $2,100 carrying marijuana, cell phones, and tobacco crashed into a house

Richland County, OH, USA

A Tiny DJI Drone Smuggled Its Own Weight in Drugs Over the Us Border Wall

Tecate, CA, USA

Ukraine drone drops grenade in Russian soldiers trench

Ukraine

Drunk man hovered drone over Mallorca bay: Pilot threatens beach guests

Mallorca, Spain

Drone at Düsseldorf Airport: Airbus 380 must be rerouted to Cologne

Düsseldorf, Germany

Drone crashes into Palazzo Ducale

Venice, Italy

Rogue drones' interfere with firefighters tackling Preston blaze

Preston, UK

Drone interfers passenger plane at Nuremberg airport

Nuremberg, Germany

Drones seized at UK nuclear bases after a ‘swarm’ and reports of ‘red lights’

London, UK

Drone interfers approaching plane close to Berlin airport

Grünheide, Germany

HMP Liverpool staff spot drone flying above prison as man arrested nearby

Liverpool, UK

Drone sighting causes delays at Berlin airport

Berlin, Germany

Flight to Dubai delayed due to drone in Inchinnan area

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Leeds Bradford Airport plane almost collides with drone

Leeds, UK

Tourists crash drones into Italy landmarks in Rome and Pisa

Rome, Italy

Drone pilot arrested for flying drone in restricted area where French President Macron spoke

Marseille, France

Drone Shot Down On Belarusian-Lithuanian Border

Minsk, Belarus

Latvia's National Armed Forces identified drones that had entered a restricted area of ​​a military facility

Riga, Latvia

Police drone could have 'seriously injured' people in Poole

Poole, UK

Pilot spotted two drones at 3,000 feet

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

All flight operations at Dublin Airport stopped for around 20 minutes due to a drone being flown in the area

Dublin, Ireland

Drone Spied on Maltese Politicians Home

Valetta, Malta

Police fire at drone in Kanachak border

Jammu, India

Pak drone loaded with magnetic bombs, grenades shot down in J-K's Kathua

Kathua, India

J&K Police Recover Drone From Satwari; BSF Continues To Foil Pak's Attempt To Drop Drones

Nai Basti, India

BSF shoots down drone from Pakistan, recovers 10.6kg of heroin in Amritsar

Amritsar, India

BSF Fires At Pak Drone Near Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir, India

BSF troops open fire at Pakistani drone near IB in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir, India

BSF shoots down drone in Amritsar sector

Dhanoe Kalan, India

Pak drone sighted along Punjab border, 165 shots fired

Dorangala, India

Gang using drones for smuggling drugs from Pakistan busted in Tarn Taran; 3 held

Tarn Taran, India

$51k fine for man who unlawfully operated drone, causing 2 RSAF aircraft to be rerouted

Singapore

Warning after drones enter Sydney Airport airspace

Sydney, Australia

Marina police detained and warned two people for flying a drone over a lighthouse in a restricted area.

Chennai, India

BSF seizes 4-kg heroin dropped via drone in Tarn Taran

Havelian Village, Pakistan

Drone Mystery In Kumbia

Kumbia, Australia

A man was arrested for flying a drone over high court

Chennai, India

Punjab: Drone drops bombs in Amritsar, flees to Pakistan after BSF opens fire

Amritsar, India

Singapore branch of the China Railway First Group was fined $22,000 for flying a drone in public areas without a permit

Marymount, Singapore

An Underage Teen Uploaded a Video of His Drone Flying Into Shenyang Airport and Being Shot Down on the Runway

Shenyang, China

Drone sighted at Indo-Pak border

Amritsar, India

Two hurt as drone falls on them during R-Day event at Jabalpur stadium

Jabalpur, India

Polish man charged over drone at DP Ruto's Karen residence

Mombasa, Kenya

French drone tourist in Iran Benjamin Briere 'facing spy charges'

Sarakhs, Iran

Passenger plane is engulfed in flames at Saudi international airport after 'drone attack' claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Abha, Saudi Arabia

Drones are biggest tactical concern since the rise of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM boss says

Qayyarah Air Base, Iraq

Taliban uses hobbyist drones to carry explosives

Kunduz, Afghanistan

Azerbaijani Armed Forces shot down an Armenian kamikaze quadcopter

Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia

Im Gilboa-Gefängnis im Norden Israels sitzen rund 800 palästinensische Häftlinge ein

Gilboa, Israel

Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv, Israel

Houthi-Movement Rebels Attack ISIS/Al Qaeda Cell, Captures Drones

Al Bayda, Yemen

Hezbollah Recovers DJI Mavic Being Used by the IDF

South Lebanon, Lebanon

Armenia department of corrections vows “immediate destruction” of any drones breaching perimeter

Artik, Armenia

War in Libya: UN report suggests first AI attack on human

Tripolis, Lybia

Muscat International Airport closed temporarily after drone spotted in airspac

Muscat, Oman

Two flights diverted from Dubai due to suspected drones

Dubai, UAE

Two flights diverted from Dubai due to suspected drone

Dubai, UAE

Saudi oil production cut by 50% after drones attack crude facilities

Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia

Travel Bloggers Arrested in Iran For Flying Drone Without a Permit

Tehran, Iran

Saudi Arabia says its oil pipeline was hit by drones

Afif, KSA

Houthis announces drone attack on Dubai International Airport

Dubai, UAE

Yemen's rebels attack Abu Dhabi airport using a drone

Abu Dhabi, UAE