August 10, 2017, 02:28 AM 
NDP2017 just came to a close.
No matter what you thought of the parade, the drones were a definite crowd pleaser.
#NDP2017 drone light show in the formation of children holding hands pic.twitter.com/vPw7t5hrL8
— gaya chandramohan (@gayaCNA) August 9, 2017
#NDP2017 Act 5: Progressing Together
— POWER 98 LOVE SONGS News (@Power98News) August 9, 2017
300 drones take to the skies over Marina Bay to form the Merlion!#OneNationTogether pic.twitter.com/YRp6t8PKPe
Check out the drones. #NDP2017 #OneNationTogether pic.twitter.com/O7Mqq0DXDR
— Baey Yam Keng 马炎庆 (@YamKeng) August 9, 2017
Unfortunately, for one man, piloting a drone didn't end so well for him.
Arrested for flying drone near NDP
According to Channel NewsAsia, a 53-year-old has been arrested for flying a drone near the venue of the National Day Parade on Aug. 9 at 3pm.
The area where the parade took place had been designated a Special Event Area.
Police have arrested a man, 53, for flying a drone in the #ndp17 Special Event Area around 3.01pm.
— Loke Kok Fai (@KokFai_) August 9, 2017
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Drones prohibited for 24 hours
This means that for 24 hours, the flying of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) like drones were prohibited under the Public Order Act, unless the pilot has a permit.
The man was arrested at Marina Barrage.
If found guilty, he may be fined up to S$20,000 or jailed for 12 months.
This arrest comes just days after the police demonstrated how an arrest would take place in the event an unauthorised drone pilot was discovered, which, fortunately or unfortunately, came in handy for this case.
Oops.
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