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Drone News: Drone Shop Owner Arrested for Flights, Baltimore Bridge TFR, Avata 2 Release and More?
Welcome to Weekly UAS News Update, and we have three stories for you this week. A drone shop owner gets arrested for prison drops.
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Two Men Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Drugs into Prison with Drone
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, tobacco, and marijuana, according to authorities, reports Action News 5. Suspects Arrested After Traffic Stop…
Georgia
Drone Shop Owner Arrested in Largest Georgia Prison Contraband Operation
Drone shop owner & employee arrested in GA's largest prison contraband smuggling operation. Authorities say they used drones to drop drugs
Police
The Growing Threat of Hostile Drones in Urban Areas
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 aerial systems (UAS) in urban environments. The report emphasizes that hostile drones should be recognized…
United States
Drones Used to Smuggle Contraband into South Carolina Prisons: Man Sentenced to 10 Years
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) reportedly worked tirelessly to apprehend the suspect, Brian Francis Williams Jr., who brought meth, crack,…
South Carolina
South Carolina Man Arrested for Drone Delivery Contraband Attempt
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 a bag of marijuana in his car. The arrest, reportedly made by the South Carolina…
Police
Drone News: 11 Arrested for Prison Flight, NYPD Drone Rafts, Bill to Ban DJI, & CEO Change at AUVSI
Welcome to the Weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week. Firstly, 11 individuals were arrested after drones delivered
West Virginia
Drones Over the Pen: The Innovative Crime Ring in West Virginia
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 juvenile, have been apprehended for allegedly delivering illegal drugs into the Federal Correctional Institution in…
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