The 23-year-old engineer from Dartford was ar🌠rested by police on Wednesday.

Heꦺ was caught flying his drone near the Mountai꧑n Course.

In court, he admitted flying the 🤪unmanned aircraft within 1,000 metres of the course during a✃ race, without lawful permission.

Race Control at The Grandstand ha🌠d been told du🐷ring the race that a drone was flying above a field near Sulby Bridge, the court was told.

Isle of Man police tweeted: “The use o🍌f devices of this sort put the aircra꧋ft operating around the course at risk along with the competitors and spectators. 

“It is an offence and there have ꩵbeen plen♛ty of warnings…”

The offender ♛said 𒁏in court that he didn’t know it was illegal because there were no signs.

“Ignorance of the law is no excuse or any defence,” the💦 prౠosecutor replied.

B𝐆ut his defence claimed: “How many people would go on holiday and look at tꦕhe laws of the land for where they are going? It’s a preposterous suggestion.”

The offender was told by magistrates: “Can you imagine the catastrophe that could 🔯have been caused?

“We have to send a very firm message that we want to have ꦕa safe TT.”

His drone has been destroyed.