![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-an-eye-in-the-sky-hunting-gangs-drug-dealers-and-thugs-on-the-run-they-do-ridiculous-things-to-escape/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23016172-1689080832655.jpg&description=WITH the police banging at his door on a cold afternoon, a man scurries in his underwear to offload several suspicious packages into his neighbour's garden. After cops finally barge in, they discover bags of drugs and cash that are worth up to £5,000. 9 A semi-naked man throws thousands of pounds into his neighbour's garden as he tries to escape the cops Credit: CHANNEL 4 9 The man was unaware he was being filmed by specially trained drone cops Credit: Channel 4 While the criminal thought he was getting away with it by tossing away the evidence, he had no clue that he was being monitored by a police drone flying high above his property in Smethwick, West Midlands. After the property came under scrutiny, cops secured a drug warrant to carry out a search and took along the unmanned aerial vehicle to effectively tackle the situation. Following the arrest, one of the cops in charge of the operation says: "Having videod it, we are able to say one hundred per cent that it came from a male in that address that threw it into the next door's neighbour's garden. "Some of it came down like confetti... it's like a money tree." His woeful attempt is featured in Sky Coppers, a new documentary airing tonight on Channel 4, which shows how police use drones to catch criminals who try to escape justice - often in the most ridiculous fashion. According to officers, some of the most ludicrous ways yobs have tried to outsmart cops include hiding in a shed amongst rubbish, ducking into bushes, and sheltering underneath a trampoline. 9 A new Channel 4 show follows police drone pilots Credit: CHANNEL 4 9 Wads of cash were found in the neighbour's garden Credit: Channel 4 9 The raid saw police both deployed on the ground and monitoring in the air Credit: Channel 4 Specially-trained pilots are tasked with operating the drones from a safe distance while communicating their findings to officers on the ground. West Midlands Police Force was one of the first in the country to obtain drones, havi){kind=link}
WITH the police banging at his door on a cold afternoon, a man scurries in his underwear to offload several suspicious packages into his neighbour’s garden.
After cops finally barge in, they discover bags of drugs and cash that are worth up to £5,000.
While the criminal thought he was getting away with it by tossing away the evidence, he had no clue that he was being monitored by a police drone flying high above his property in Smethwick, West Midlands.
After the property came under scrutiny, cops secured a drug warrant to carry out a search and took along the unmanned aerial vehicle to effectively tackle the situation.
Following the arrest, one of the cops in charge of the operation says: “Having videod it, we are able to say one hundred per cent that it came from a male in that address that threw it into the next door’s neighbour’s garden.