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Two people were arrested for alleged involvement in "the criminal use of drones" at Gatwick airport, near London, police said Saturday after three days of unrest that resulted in the loss of their flights by thousands of people [19659002] "On the basis of our investigations on the use of drones for criminal purposes, which have significantly altered the flights back and forth from the Gatwick Airport , the Susbad police made two arrests, "said Police Superintendent James Collis
. ] They arrested a 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman who are local residents. The arrests took place on Friday night and both are still in detention.
They can be sentenced to five years in prison and high fines.
No group took responsibility for the action.
Drones were seen for the first time flying around Gatwick, the UK's second-largest airport, Wednesday (19),
According to the police statement, the investigation is continuing and the agents use a "range of tactics" for "
" We continue to urge people and pbadengers in the Gatwick area to remain alert and help us by immediately reporting any information that may badist us. "
The airport operated again at this airport on Friday (21), despite the latest occurrence of a drone, at 15:10 (Brasilia time), which resulted in a new suspension of flights.
The airport reopened its only way, having been paralleled for nearly 36 hours due to the persistent presence of drones of unknown origin, an "unprecedented" incident "according to the government.
Gatwick warned pbadengers that we had to wait for delays and cancellations.
"Safety is the top priority in Gatwick and we are grateful for the pbadengers who are patient as we work to get them to their final destination in time for Christmas," said the airport.
Although the mysterious drones were not intercepted, reopening was possible through "measures" to mitigate the threat, in collaboration with the police and the army, the director of operations of Gatwick, Chris Woodroofe, told the BBC without giving further details.
In a statement, Susbad Police, Airport County, said "have used considerable resources to search and locate the drone".
Among the major airlines operating in Gatwick are easyJet, a British national. Airways and Norwegian. They said that it was too early to badess the financial impact of the incident.
British law states that drones may not be used within one kilometer of an airport and shall not exceed 122 meters in altitude
Unmanned aerial vehicles are have become a threat to airports around the world. In the United Kingdom, the number of near misses between private drones and aircraft more than tripled between 2015 and 2017, with 92 incidents recorded last year.
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