The language was specifically sensationalist in that article. As a drone target it means they are looking for him with one, not flying around armed with 4 hellfires ready to blast any hit on a FLIR. If I were searching for a man in Wilderness and had one at my disposal it would be a useful tool in the quiver.
Now that I think about Drones in that capacity I could agree that rural search and rescue would be an acceptable use case scenario & something I'd vote for. Urban operations or god forbid using one as judge, jury and executioner is wrong and shouldn't be allowed anywhere.

Ask the 1000's of people killed in collateral or by mistaken identity in the mid-east.