DOJ issues protective guidelines on ‘new threat’ posed by drones

By Jerry Dunleavy

Published April 15, 2020 12:08am ET

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DOJ issues protective guidelines on ‘new threat’ posed by drones — Attorney General Barr William Barr speaks at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Criminal Coordination Conference, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at the SEC in Washington. | AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Attorney General William Barr issued protective guidelines for Justice Department agencies on how to deal with drones, including disabling or destroying threatening unmanned aircraft systems.

The 22-page guidance, issued on Monday, applied to a multitude of DOJ agencies, including the FBI, the DEA, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

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