Reading Room Document
Military Use of Infrared Radars Technology to Assist Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies
The Department of Defense has statutory authority to assist civilian law enforcement agencies to identify or confirm suspected illegal drug production within structures located on private property by providing them with aerial reconnaissance that uses Forward Looking Infrared Radars technology. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/23291/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit