Canadian Tourist Admits to Drone Spying at US Base, Gets Deported

Canadian tourist admits to drone spying at US base, gets deported

A 71-year-old Chinese-born Canadian citizen has been deported from the United States after pleading guilty to using his DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone to capture hundreds of unauthorized images of Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. more…

Canadian Deported From US After Pleading Guilty to Illegal Drone Photography of Defence Base

A Canadian citizen has been deported from the United States after receiving probation for illegally photographing a U.S. defence facility with a drone. A Florida judge has put Brampton, Ont., resident Xiao Guang Pan on probation for 12 months and has ordered him deported back to Canada, according to Global News. Pan was charged earlier this year by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida with three counts of using a drone to p…

U.S. deports Brampton man back to Canada over drone espionage case

A Chinese-born Canadian man caught using a drone to take over 200 unauthorized photos and videos of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida earlier this year — later feigning ignorance about his transgression when interviewed by federal agents — pleaded guilty to charges and was sentenced recently. And while 71-year-old Xiao Guang Pan of Brampton, Ont., got away with just 12 months probation from a U.S. district court judge in August, his…

Canadian deported from U.S. after admitting to drone spying at Florida Space Force base

A man told U.S. agents he flew his drone to record the beauty of Florida nature, sunrises and cruise ships. Federal agents found photos and videos of classified Space Force sites.