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Department of Justice

In a recent report, the Department of Justice (DoJ) expresses concerns that someday drones might airlift inmates to freedom.Now drones that

Haye KestelooSep 16

Contraband

Two arrested after trying to fly contraband into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl with a DJI Phantom 3 drone.

Haye KestelooSep 11

Contraband

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

Contraband

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

Contraband

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

Haye KestelooJun 5

Contraband

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

Contraband

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.