Greece Uses High-Tech Drones to Fight Tax Evasion in Holiday Hot Spots

Greece Uses High-Tech Drones to Fight Tax Evasion in Holiday Hot Spots
A man watches the sun set on the Greek island of Santorini, Greece, July 2, 2015. Reuters/Cathal McNaughton
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ATHENS—Greece is using drones to buzz over boats running day trips on the Aegean at the start of a new effort aimed at cracking down on rampant tax evasion at holiday hotspots.

With the black economy by some accounts representing about a quarter of national output in a country which depends hugely on tourism, Greek authorities are turning to high-tech to stamp out undeclared earnings.