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In New South Wales, Australia prison officials allegedly thwarted a drone drug drop at Cessnock jail. The contraband has an estimated value

Haye KestelooJul 28

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But, did you know that drones are now also used to guide cocaine-laden narco jets to illegal airstrips in a Guatemalan rainforest? Yes,...

Haye KestelooJul 6

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Border patrol agents arrested a Yuma minor on Wednesday for retrieving multiple packages of methamphetamine that were dropped by a drone.

Haye KestelooJun 5

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Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers said that a Cleveland man was caught while smuggling contraband by drone into Mansfield prison in Ohio.

Haye KestelooMay 28

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The contraband that has been intercepted from these drone drug drops includes more than 160 cell phones, 150 SIM cards, 74 cell phone...

Haye KestelooApr 1

The drone industry moves fast. Stay ahead of it.