A high-tech Canadian-made camera system was used as part of controversial U.S. strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug boats, according to a report by the non-governmental organization Project Ploughshares that was shared exclusively with CBC's visual investigations team.

CBC analyzed the Project Ploughshares report , compared it to product manuals and previously released videos and spoke with former military and defence industry experts, concluding that it is highly likely Canadian tech was involved in surveillance during the operations.

"There has to be more human rights oversight…. We are seeing Canadian weapons being misused," said Kelsey Gallagher, a senior researcher with Project Ploughshares.

The report from Project Ploughshares — which describes itself as a "peace research ins

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