Police Seize 2,500 Illegal Drones in Lat Krabang Warehouse

“Crack down on drone outlaws”

I thought operational code names are chosen to avoid revealing sensitive details about a mission’s nature or location.

Judging by the photos, the Cyber police and regulators are having fun with their new toys!

Attempting to control access to these sort of drones is akin to the little Dutch boy who stuck his finger in a dyke!

The authorities despise drones...

When ordinary people have the ability to see things that the authorities would rather remain hidden.....It must be stopped....

Those drones definitely are a security risk. Import duty evasion maybe.

22 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Those drones definitely are a security risk. Import duty evasion maybe.

I bought several very small "quads" during the lockdown, one designed specifically for indoor use. The other I'd fly from my balcony.

There still seems to be a lot of confusion about what is legal and what is not. My understanding is that drones weighing under 250 grams without onboard cameras and limited to a range of 300 meters, horizontal or vertical were not regulated and could be operated without the permits required for larger flying devices. Was this amended?

6 minutes ago, dddave said:

I bought several very small "quads" during the lockdown, one designed specifically for indoor use. The other I'd fly from my balcony.

There still seems to be a lot of confusion about what is legal and what is not. My understanding is that drones under 250 grams without onboard cameras and limited to a range of 300 meters, horizontal or vertical were not regulated and could be operated without the permits required for larger flying devices. Was this amended?

I haven't followed any changes, since I registered a couple without cameras, (since detachable), and all over 250gr.

There was no 250gr exemption then, I don't think. Irrelevant, as anything I had with a good camera was way over 250gr, up to almost 2 kg.

If showing the camera, then you need to register with CAAT, and buy insurance. My 2 vid drones now, unregistered, since cameras are not detachable, are illegal, along with most of the time I operate them, is considered illegal. Oh well.

The law being extremely vague and restrictive of how & where you can operate them, really killed the sales of UAVs here.

2 reasons I don't own a DJI product, as software won't allow you to fly near an airport, since I always have lived near one, or restrictive air space, and cameras aren't detachable, so must register. No desire to pay for insurance I don't need, as legally, you can't fly them most places anyway.

I have a disclaimer on my YT channel when post drone footage. "all flights & footage before law, simply posting from old vids" Just need to pay attention no new structures are showing.

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Those drones definitely are a security risk. Import duty evasion maybe.

should read 'not a security risk' ... simply toys w/cameras.

10 hours ago, KhunLA said:

I haven't followed any changes, since I registered a couple without cameras, (since detachable), and all over 250gr.

There was no 250gr exemption then, I don't think. Irrelevant, as anything I had with a good camera was way over 250gr, up to almost 2 kg.

If showing the camera, then you need to register with CAAT, and buy insurance. My 2 vid drones now, unregistered, since cameras are not detachable, are illegal, along with most of the time I operate them, is considered illegal. Oh well.

The law being extremely vague and restrictive of how & where you can operate them, really killed the sales of UAVs here.

2 reasons I don't own a DJI product, as software won't allow you to fly near an airport, since I always have lived near one, or restrictive air space, and cameras aren't detachable, so must register. No desire to pay for insurance I don't need, as legally, you can't fly them most places anyway.

I have a disclaimer on my YT channel when post drone footage. "all flights & footage before law, simply posting from old vids" Just need to pay attention no new structures are showing.

"2 reasons I don't own a DJI product, as software won't allow you to fly near an airport, since I always have lived near one, or restrictive air space, and cameras aren't detachable, so must register. No desire to pay for insurance I don't need, as legally, you can't fly them most places anyway."

I did enjoy flying them and it gave me a pretty good lockdown activity but I live in Jomtien and finding anyplace to fly without attracting attention is near impossible. Security guards are posted everywhere, even vacant plots of land. The beach is out as are athletic fields. I'm enough of a snake wimp that trudging through soggy brushland to retrieve a down aircraft has zero appeal.

The 2 quads now sit alongside a P-51 Mustang RC unit, never flown for the same reasons, atop my wardrobe. Sadly, probably the most altitude they will ever again achieve.

I used to own a small drone without a camera that I used to pull up my wire ham radio antennas over tall supporting trees.

Unfortunately, the drone was damaged beyond repair when I accidentally flew it into the side of a cow.....

Based on my last travels, I will tell you that if you have a drone in your baggage, you will probably be screened by Customs upon entry into Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia and probably Turkey.