Well it didn’t take long for Predator drone surveillance aircraft to be used in the U.S.. Turns out that the border enforcement has been buying drones since 2005.
Local police say they have used two unarmed Predators based at Grand Forks Air Force Base to fly at least two dozen surveillance flights since June. The FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration have used Predators for other domestic investigations, officials said.
via Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front – latimes.com.