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    Ethiopia - do NOT take your drone

    This is the crap paperwork I was given. The government should have official paperwork stating exactly why the drone is being confiscated, where it is going, and how to retrieve it with a MAP of the airport. There's too much chaos with this process and with chaos comes bribes and theft.
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    Ethiopia Drone Confiscated in Lalibela!

    In other words bribe the guy? I would never put myself in that position....and then what, end up in a jail somewhere in the middle of Ethiopia? Now, in the small chance you mentioned "fee" - as in a license or tax or usage fee of some sort, it was never offered as a way to keep my drone. Below...
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    Ethiopia Drone Confiscated in Lalibela!

    This is the piece of paper I was given. Garbage.
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    Ethiopia - do NOT take your drone

    This is EXACTLY what happened to me only the office was CLOSED when I was promised it wasn't. Again, it seems to be one guy who is responsible for all this. I was told they wanted USD$1200 to use the drone for the sites, which I politely declined.
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    Ethiopia - do NOT take your drone

    It seems there is one person causing all this chaos. I posted my story in another thread. Until this guy at Lalibela stops flagging drones and then confiscating, I don't see an end to this drama. Had I not known the system, the drone would be a loss for me!
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    Ethiopia Drone Confiscated in Lalibela!

    Hello Everyone! Newbie here.... We were filming in different parts of the world this past April 2018 with a DJ Mavic Pro Platinum with the RLSOCO accessory travel case - it went with us to China (Beijing and Hong Kong), Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Broome), Indonesia (Bali, Banda Aceh...