Contraband
Drone contraband: News on smuggling incidents at prisons, technology to detect and prevent, law enforcement efforts, and the impact on security.
Three Georgia men indicted for plan to smuggle drugs into prison by drone
Three Georgia men have been indicted after an attempt to smuggle drugs into a Georgia state prison by drone. The 37-year-old George Lo, an inmate at Smith State Prison in Glennville, 34-year-old Nicholas Lo, and 34-year-old Cheikh Toure are charged…
Drones used to drop contraband and surveil federal prisons
Here are some of the highlights from an interview by Tom Temin from the Federal News Network with Inspector General Michael Horowitz from the Justice Department.
Two men arrested after trying to fly drugs into prison with DJI Phantom 3 drone
Two men have been arrested after trying to fly contraband into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl, Mississippi with a DJI Phantom 3 drone.
Weed dropped over Tel Aviv with high-flying drone
On Thursday, weed was dropped over Rabin Square in Tel Aviv with a high-flying drone by activists seeking to legalize the drug in Israel. The free weed was promised by the activists on social media beforehand.
Drones used to capture Mexico’s drug boss ‘El Marro’
Drones were used to capture one of Mexico’s top drug bosses, who never slept at the same location for two nights in a row. After receiving a tip, Mexican authorities monitored four houses for 72 hours before launching the raid…
New South Wales prison officials thwart drone drug drop at Cessnock jail
In New South Wales, Australia prison officials allegedly thwarted a drone drug drop at Cessnock jail. The contraband has an estimated value of AU$100,000.
Drones guide narco jets to illegal airstrips in Guatemalan rainforest
People keep finding new use cases for drones. Over the last few years, we have seen drone pilots collect whale snot and herd sheep with help from unmanned aircraft. But, did you know that drones are now also used to…
Illegal cannabis farms spotted with drones and thermal cameras
In England, drones with thermal cameras are an effective tool in the discovery and prosecution of illegal cannabis farms and their operators.
Police drone with thermal camera spots weed plantation above a bar in England
In England, a police drone with a thermal camera spotted a cannabis factory or weed plantation above a bar in Willenhall. After the West Midlands Police had raided the bar, It was mentioned that the weed was worth over 500,000 British…
Retrieving meth packages dropped by drone results in arrest for Yuma minor
Yuma sector border patrol agents arrested a minor on Wednesday for retrieving multiple packages of methamphetamine that were dropped by a drone. The unmanned aerial vehicle (AUV) crossed the border with Mexico near San Luis, and agents spotted the young…
Smuggling contraband by drone into Mansfield prison in Ohio
Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers said that a Cleveland man was caught red-handed while smuggling contraband by drone into Mansfield prison in Ohio.
Second man in drone drug drops at Fort Dix surrenders to authorities
U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced that the second of two Hudson County men charged with conspiring to use drones to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix has surrendered to authorities. The contraband that was intercepted from these drone drug drops, includes…