Police Arrest A Man Operated Drone Found At PM Abe's Office

OBAMA, JAPAN - APRIL 25: Obama Police Station, where suspect Yasuo Yamamoto was arrested, is seen on April 25, 2015 in Obama, Fukui, Japan. Yamamoto, 40, unemployed, turned himself in to the police and was promptly arrested, even though operating the device over Abe's office was not illegal. Under the Aviation Law, a drone is not recognized as an aircraft. Therefore it is not illegal to operate one over the prime minister's office at an altitude of under 250 meters. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Yamamoto on April 25 on suspicion of interfering with the duties of staff members of the prime minister's office in Chiyoda Ward because he left the drone on the roof. It was discovered April 22. Yamamoto, a resident of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, said he placed sand from Fukushima Prefecture, site of the 2011 nuclear disaster, into a plastic container attached to the drone. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)