Utilização de aeronaves não tripuladas no combate ao tráfico de drogas pela Polícia Militar do Maranhão

Abstract

The technology of unmanned aircraft has gained increasing prominence in the current scenario, due to the range of benefits it has offered. This study aims to demonstrate how the performance of unmanned aircraft can contribute to the optimization of operations to combat drug trafficking developed by the Military Police of Maranhão. Therefore, we sought to gather information that would characterize the technology in question, such as the concept of the tool, the normative structure that regulates its use, the history of use and information regarding the use of this resource in Public Security operations, in to tackle the illegal narcotics trade. It was sought, under an exploratory and descriptive bias, and through bibliographic and documentary analysis, to build a solid base of arguments that attest to the validation of unmanned aircraft as a tool capable of improving the performance of PMMA against drug trafficking. The results obtained by reviewing the literature and analyzing a questionnaire applied to a sample of military personnel from the Institution, revealed that the technology of the UAs allows better planning of operations, security for the professionals involved, accessibility in areas of difficult access and detection of strategies used by criminals.