More police using drone technology

More police departments across China have begun to use drones in their operations, according to their equipment suppliers.

"Several local police departments are in talks ... on drone procurement because we offer them a wide range of advanced products," said Li Chen, a designer of unmanned aerial vehicles at China North Industries Group Corp, one of the country's biggest defense companies.

Although he refused to name the police departments, he said that "they plan to use the drones to perform air patrol, reconnaissance, traffic monitoring and riot control operations".