The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee seized a drone that was flown over the territory of Paleis Het Loo on Sunday July 28.
A UAV from the fire brigade had to be used because the offender’s drone ended up in a tree. The Marechaussee is now investigating who the drone belongs too.
The drone was seized by the Marechaussee immediately after the rescue.
A spokesperson explains why in De Stentor: “There are certain ‘no-go areas’ where you are not allowed to fly, not even with a drone. Many of those places are airports or military sites. It sometimes happens that drones fly in forbidden places at airports. We always try to track down the pilot in areas guarded by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee.”
Paleis Het Loo has been designated as a ‘vital infrastructure’ and is therefore a no-fly zone for drones in the Open category.
A few days later on September 2nd, police in Bournemouth, England seized three drones being flown in restricted airspace on the first day of an air show.
There was an exclusion in place at the four-day Bournemouth Air Festival for non-display aircraft from sea level up to 5,500ft.
Dorset Police said flying the remote-controlled UAV in the restricted airspace put display pilots and attendees in danger.
The force deployed a counter-drone (C-UAS) team to the show and warned anyone caught breaking the the rules would face prosecution.
#WATCH – Here is the moment we found a pilot illegally flying a drone at @BmthAirFest
— Dorset Police (@dorsetpolice) September 2, 2022
Yesterday officers dealt with 3 drones in the restricted airspace – these were seized and the pilots face possible prosecution – please don’t risk it and put display pilots in danger. pic.twitter.com/tCM4w1mnzE
