AirTag Utilized by Federal Agents to Bust Illegal Narcotics Producer

The United States Drug Enforcement Firm in 2015 utilized an AirTag to track controlled substance making stuff sent out from China to a narcotics producer in the U.S., according to info from a search warrant that was shared by Forbes

Border representatives in Might 2022 obstructed 2 plans from China, that included a tablet press and tablet dyes. They believed the devices was headed to a drug dealership and informed the DEA. The DEA decided to stick an AirTag inside the plan to track its motions, which seems the very first time an AirTag has actually been utilized in such a method.

The search warrant does not supply information on why the DEA decided to utilize an AirTag over another sort of GPS-based tracking gadget, however it pointed out that the “accurate area info” would let private investigators “acquire proof about where such people keep drugs and/or drug profits, where they acquire illegal drugs, and where else they disperse them.”

A retired investigator that talked to Forbes hypothesized that the DEA might have utilized an AirTag since it uses more trusted connection than other gadgets, or since of previous failures of the GPS gadgets offered to cops.

AirTags have integrated anti-tracking functions that might not make them appropriate for usage for this sort of tracking. They are developed to play a noise when far from an owner for a brief time period, and can likewise be found utilizing the Discover My app on iPhone or the Tracker Spot app for Android.

The recipient of the plan was eventually not charged in federal court, however he did wind up being charged by the state of Massachusetts where the plan was provided.