{
  "record": {
    "id": "3409ca25-77bc-4bf0-b40a-378db86d2d06",
    "code": "PAI-3409CA25",
    "force": "Drug Enforcement Administration",
    "country": "United States",
    "country_code": "us",
    "is_country": true,
    "region": "Nationwide",
    "technology": "Autonomous drone detection and monitoring",
    "technology_slug": "drones-autonomy-and-detection",
    "vendor": "",
    "vendor_slug": "",
    "programme": "",
    "status": "operational",
    "stage": "in-use",
    "evidence": "official",
    "evidence_is_claim": false,
    "since": "",
    "legal_basis": "",
    "oversight": "",
    "notes": "The Justice Department's 2025 AI use case inventory (entry DOJ-0092, as consolidated by the Office of Management and Budget) lists 'Autonomous Drone Detection and Monitoring' as deployed. The entry says DEA needs drones that navigate autonomously and safely, with outputs of high-resolution and thermal imaging, video, 3D mapping and analytics on drones and their communication links. It gives an operational date of January 2024, names no vendor and classes the use as high-impact.",
    "source": "Office of Management and Budget, 2025 federal AI use case inventory (DOJ-0092)",
    "source_url": "https://github.com/ombegov/2025-Federal-Agency-AI-Use-Case-Inventory/blob/main/Data/2025_individually_reported_AI_use_cases.csv",
    "last_checked": "2026-11-06",
    "record_url": "https://www.policeainews.com/tracker/record/3409ca25-77bc-4bf0-b40a-378db86d2d06"
  },
  "licence": "https://www.policeainews.com/data#licence"
}