Police union, about the drone found in a forest in Argeş: “It has a homemade device installed. It is certain that it was not used by the military from the NATO base in the area”
The drone found in Argeș. Photo: Europol union
On Sunday afternoon, the Europol union published images of the drone that fell in a forest in Argeş county, with police representatives explaining that it had an “artisanal device” attached. “It is not known if the drone is related to the conflict in Ukraine; it is certain that it was not used by the military from the NATO base in the area,” informs the Police union.
In the images published by Europol, it can be seen that the drone found on Sunday in Argeş County is a large device.
“It can be seen that the drone has an improvised device mounted and a parachute attached. At this moment it is not known if the drone is related to the conflict in Ukraine; it is certain that it was not used by the military from the NATO base in the area,” the police unionists write.
Specialized teams from SRI and MApN will arrive
According to the police, quoted by News.ro, the drone is of “unidentified origin until this moment”. She was discovered in a forest in the village of Voineşti, “at a higher altitude”, by several hunters who were in the area and called 112.
“Our colleagues are restricting movement in the area and securing the perimeter until the arrival of the specialized teams of SRI and MApN”, the Europol representatives emphasize.
Drone with a parachute attached to it, found crashed in a forest in Argeş County. The authorities are on alert
The Argeș police previously announced that the drone was found by a man who was on a hunting trip. He alerted the authorities, who isolated the area and are conducting checks to determine how the aircraft got there and where it came from.
“Today, December 21, 2025, at around 10:40 a.m., the Câmpulung Municipality Police was notified by phone by a 49-year-old man from Lereşti commune, Argeş county, participating in an organized hunt, regarding the fact that, in a wooded area on Mount Strâmtu, Lereşti commune, a possible drone-type flying object had been identified, collapsed among the trees”, reported the Arges County Police.
The drone found is about two meters wide. The device has a parachute attached and is intact, judicial sources told News.ro.
According to Antena3, the drone is part of the reconnaissance category, not armed.
A police crew immediately went to the indicated area and demarcated the area where the aircraft is located, the measure being taken to prevent any risks to people or property.
According to the IPJ Argeș, the competent institutions were informed, according to the legal powers, for carrying out specific investigations and establishing the nature of the object, as well as the circumstances in which it arrived in the respective area.
Area where the drone was found:
