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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.

Haye KestelooMay 3

United States

Drone Drug Deliveries to Prisons Result in 10 Indictments

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.

Haye KestelooApr 17

Police

Man finds $45k of contraband from drone delivery gone wrong

A man found a large package containing cannabis, cell phones, and contraband hanging from his clothesline, which he believed fell from a drone.

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Autel Robotics

Autel EVO camera drone used to smuggle contraband into prison

Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police were contacted by residents near Beaver Creek Correctional Institution about an Autel EVO camera drone...

Haye KestelooJan 9

Canada

Drone delivers firearm and contraband at Canadian prison

According to the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, a firearm and other contraband were delivered by drone to the Mission prison in Canada.

Haye KestelooNov 5

DJI

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

Wiebe de JagerOct 12

Police

Dutch police block smuggling attempt using a DJI Phantom 4 drone

Police arrested two men who were about to smuggle drugs into the Dordrecht penitentiary using a DJI Phantom 4 drone and a telephone.

Wiebe de JagerSep 28

Texas

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.

Haye KestelooJul 19

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