Thermal FLIR Infrared night vision Imaging for narcotics detection, Law Enforcement GSA military

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Heat-Seeking Cameras Aid Cops

By using the latest drug fighting gadget â?? a thermal imaging camera â?? police officers can detect illegal activity usually shrouded in darkness. Parking lot drug deals and indoor marijuana farms are fair game for cops using the $13,000 camera, purchased for the department by the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy. Click link for full article




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June 7, 2003

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Infrared camera ruled an invasion of privacy

RCMP measured thermal energy

Marijuana trafficking charges laid In 1967, Pierre Trudeau announced "the State has no business in the bedrooms of the nation." Recently, Ontario courts have been considering whether the State has any business in other rooms of the house.

The issue of just how much privacy individuals have a right to expect in their homes arose in the context of a marijuana growing operation in Walter Tessling's house in Windsor, back in 1999.

The RCMP received a tip that Tessling was involved in the production and trafficking of marijuana. They contacted Ontario Hydro and verified that electricity consumption at the property was normal. Visual surveillance revealed nothing suspicious.

Ultimately, police flew over the house in an RCMP aircraft and used a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera to conduct a "structure profile" of the property.

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