Drone contraband: News on smuggling incidents at prisons, technology to detect and prevent, law enforcement efforts, and the impact on security.
Chinese Army Prepares for FPV Drone Threats Chinese state media recently aired footage showing People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops training to defend against weaponized first-person view (FPV) drones. This unprecedented training reflects a growing global concern over these unmanned aerial…
High-Tech Drone Smuggling Operation Busted A smuggling operation that used drones to fly drugs from Canada into upstate New York has been uncovered, leading to the arrest of three suspects. The operation involved a newly purchased $630,000 house along the…
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is grappling with a growing problem: drones being used to smuggle Contraband into prisons. Guards say the illicit goods, including drugs and weapons, are fueling violence against staff, reports CBC. In response, the CSC…
Welcome to our weekly UAS News Update, and we have three stories for you this week. A drone shop owner gets arrested for prison drops. The Baltimore Bridge collapse TFR. And then, lastly, a possible DJI Avata 2 release next…
In a brazen attempt to smuggle Contraband into a West Tennessee prison, two men were apprehended by the Bells Police Department on Wednesday night. The suspects were caught with a drone and a variety of illegal items, including fentanyl pills,…
In what authorities believe to be the largest criminal operation of its kind in Georgia history, agents have uncovered a network involving a drone repair shop owner and his employee allegedly using drones to smuggle contraband, including drugs, guns, and…
A Call for Public Authorities to Prepare for the Emerging Drone Threat In a recent report, the Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network (CTPN) has highlighted the urgent need for public authorities to prepare for the increasingly complex threat posed by unmanned…
In a shocking case of high-tech smuggling, a Columbia man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for flying drones loaded with drugs and other Contraband into two South Carolina prisons. The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC)…
A High-Flying Drone Scheme Grounded In a turn of events that reads like a scene from a modern crime thriller, a South Carolina man found himself in Legal hot waters after law enforcement discovered an orange drone (Autel?) along with…
Welcome to the Weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week. 11 folks arrested after drones delivered contraband to prison Firstly, 11 individuals were arrested after drones delivered Contraband to a federal prison. The Midow County…
A New Age of Contraband Delivery by Drone In a bold fusion of technology and criminal enterprise, a crime ring in West Virginia has taken drug smuggling into federal prisons to new heights—quite literally. Utilizing drones, eleven suspects, including a…
High-Tech Drone Smuggling Incident The Federal Correctional Institution in Ray Brook, NY has been under lockdown since January 2nd, following a sophisticated smuggling operation involving a drone. The drone dropped a package containing drugs, cell phones, and chisels inside the…
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