What appears to be a Home Office surveillance drone caught on fire earlier today, shutting down part of the M20.

Around 2 pm, firefighters were called between Junction 13 for Folkestone and Junction 12 for Cheriton for a ‘vehicle fire’, but found the overturned drone on fire.

Home Office branding was seen on the bottom of the craft, though the office hasn’t confirmed this to Metro.

FlightRadar24 showed the aircraft is a Tekever AR5 Evolution MK2, worth up to £450,000, commonly used by the Home Office for surveillance over the English Channel.

It’s unclear what caused the fire and damage to the drone, but an investigation is underway. In 2020, Britain and France signed an agreement which doubled the number of police being deployed to try to stop migrants crossing the English Channel in

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