Google search history of the California resident was found to include inquiries about the base and how to raise the UAV's maximum altitude.
A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California's Santa Barbara County.Yinpiao Zhou, 39, was taken into custody at San Francisco International Airport just before boarding a flight to China, according to the Justice Department. Zhou, a resident of Brentwood, has been charged with violating national defense airspace and failing to register an aircraft not providing transportation.
According to the statement, Zhou's last visit to China was in February, while his companion returned from the country on November 26.If convicted, Zhou faces a maximum of four years in prison and criminal and civil fines totaling nearly $400,000.Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Chinese Embassy by email with a written request for comment outside of office hours.
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