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Canadian Citizen Xiao Guang Pan Charged with Unauthorized Drone Photography of Cape Canaveral Defense Installations

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonFebruary 20, 2025Updated:February 20, 20254 Comments1 Min Read
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A Canadian national has been charged with illegally photographing sensitive U.S. military installations using a drone, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The charges stem from an ongoing multiagency investigation involving federal law enforcement and military agencies, per ICE.

Xiao Guang Pan, 71, is accused of using an unmanned aircraft — a.k.a. a drone — to capture aerial images of critical defense infrastructure at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on three separate occasions in January 2025.

Federal prosecutors say Pan’s drone photographed Space Launch complexes, a payload processing facility, a submarine wharf, and munitions bunkers without authorization.

According to ICE, federal law prohibits the unauthorized photography of vital defense installations and equipment.

Pan has been charged with three counts of unlawful aerial photography of a defense installation. If convicted, he faces up to one year in federal prison for each count.

ICE did not say whether Pan is suspected of having ties to the Canadian government — or any other foreign government.

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Cayuga kat
Cayuga kat
1 year ago

This is what happens when bidens usaid doesn’t fund Chinese spy balloons anymore. Agents must get creative. 

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Louise Woods
Louise Woods
1 year ago

Lead him to the gallows .

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Eric H.
Eric H.
1 year ago

Use the Espionage Act to charge and indict him .
Then find him guilty and execute him .SEND A MESSAGE .
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Is he really a Canadian or just a spy? Senator King?

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