While a country like Nigeria still struggles to acquire drone technology, drug cartels in Mexico are now transporting drugs via it.
The recent crush of a quadcopter carrying 3kg of methamphetamine near the US-Mexico border town of San Ysidro brings to light the difficulties law enforcement are facing in controlling trade in the illegal drugs sales.
Mexican police said the drone had probably crashed because the drugs onboard had been too heavy for it.
The Tijuana police said drones were just one of the many innovative ways drug-smugglers were using to ferry illicit substances across the border. Other methods included catapults, tunnels and ultra-light aircraft.
Last year, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said drones were becoming so popular as a method of drug transport that some gangs were manufacturing their own.
The gangs have hired engineers to build most of these drones rather than use commercially available products to prevent easy detection.
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