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Prison · Counter-Drone

Korean Drug Lord's Drone Jailbreak Undone by a Viral Test Flight

Park Wang-yeol planned to fly out of a Philippine prison hanging from a 165-pound-capacity drone. A viral rehearsal clip killed the plot.

Haye KestelooSep 165 min read

Louisiana

Prison Drone Flew $31,000 of Meth Back to Its Launch Site

A Grant Parish deputy found the drone on the ground with the meth still strapped to it. A dying battery had flown it home, and two Texas men are in jail.

Haye KestelooSep 14

Georgia

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,...

Haye KestelooOct 28

Department of Justice

Federal prison officers worry that drones might airlift inmates to freedom

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 men arrested after trying to fly drugs into prison with DJI Phantom 3 drone

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

Second man in drone drug drops at Fort Dix surrenders to authorities

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