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Contraband
Drone contraband: News on smuggling incidents at prisons, technology to detect and prevent, law enforcement efforts, and the impact on security.
Busted: Audacious Drone Contraband Plot Thwarted
A Summerville man was apprehended on April 29 after allegedly attempting to smuggle contraband into Lee Correctional Institution using a drone. Joshua B. Jordan, 31, now faces charges of furnishing contraband to a prisoner. Authorities report that Jordan tried to…
DJI Matrice 300 with packets of heroin shot down in India
The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted and shot down a DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone carrying over 4 Lbs. of narcotics near the International Border in Amritsar, India sector early this morning. At approximately 2:20 am on April 27, BSF…
Mavic 3 Pro Price & Release Date, Another DJI Prohibition Bill, Drone Crime Ring BUSTED
This week in drone news, we have four stories for you. The price for the DJI Mavic 3 Pro was leaked; another bill threatens to prevent first responders from doing their job, this time in California; an organized drone crime…
Drone Drug Deliveries to Prisons Result in 10 Indictments
Last week, federal agents dismantled two major drone operations responsible for delivering drugs and contraband to Pleasant Valley State Prison and the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth. The drones carried marijuana, synthetic cannabis (spice/K2), butane oil, and a variety of other…
Another Great Success For Growing Police Drone Program In Rockland County, NY
Just a few weeks ago, on March 1st, the Clarkstown police department in Rockland County, New York, helped locate a lost boy with autism thanks to its fast-growing drone program. Police were told that the missing teen had left his…
Man finds $45k of contraband from drone delivery gone wrong
A man from Montreal found a large package containing cannabis, cell phones, and other contraband hanging from his clothesline, which he believed fell from a drone. “Personally, I would have preferred to win an amount with Loto-Québec!” said the man…
Autel EVO camera drone used to smuggle contraband into prison
On January 5, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted by residents near Beaver Creek Correctional Institution about an Autel EVO camera drone that was flying in the area and crashed. When officers arrived, they found…
Drone delivers firearm and contraband at Canadian prison
According to the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, a suspected firearm and other contraband were delivered by drone to the Mission prison in British Columbia, Canada. On Thursday night, an illegal drone delivery triggered a lockdown at the Mission Institution,…
Drug-smuggling drone pilot gets 17 months prison time
A 32-year-old drug-smuggling drone pilot from Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands, has been jailed for seventeen months for attempting to smuggle a package with drugs and a telephone into the penitentiary institution (PI) Leeuwarden using a drone. The smuggling attempt with…
Dutch police block smuggling attempt using a DJI Phantom 4 drone
Last Sunday night, the police arrested two men who were about to smuggle drugs into the Dordrecht penitentiary in the Netherlands using a DJI Phantom 4 drone and a telephone. This is reported by the Dordrecht Police on Facebook. Employees…
Texas man tried to fly contraband into prison using heavy-duty drone
Prosecutors say a Texas man attempted to use a heavy-duty drone to bring contraband to prisoners, including wire cutters and other equipment, as well as money, telephones, cellphone chargers, and large quantities of tobacco. Authorities stated that a Houston man…
Black Autel EVO II drone used to fly drugs into Canadian prison
Two young men from Metro Vancouver are facing several charges concerning their alleged participation in using a black Autel EVO II drone to smuggle drugs into a Manitoba jail. The RCMP in Stonewall, Manitoba, were initially alerted to the unusual…