The Drone Is Quickly Becoming A Federal Prison Contraband ... - Forbes
2022年12月27日 · Prisons are increasingly seeing drone drops used to bring in illicit contraband. Leave it to prisoner populations to develop innovative ways to smuggle illicit goods into prison. Now, their...
Addressing Contraband in Prisons and Jails as the Threat of Drone ...
2023年6月2日 · Prison and jail leaders and staff need new, more sophisticated means of stopping and seizing contraband before it reaches a facility’s population. One concern is the growing capabilities of drones that can deliver contraband into a facility.
Drone Contraband Deliveries Are Rampant at US Prisons
2022年7月29日 · Drones are dropping drugs and cell phones in prison yards. They’re brazenly dangling contraband from fishing lines in front of smashed prison windows or crashing into recreational areas,...
150 arrested for allegedly using drones to transport drugs, guns ...
2024年3月29日 · A probe into an alleged drone-based contraband operation in Georgia's prisons has led to the arrest of 150 people, including eight correction officers, officials said.
From drones to disguised snacks: The top 10 contraband …
5 天之前 · 23 indicted in prison-based Ga. drug ring aided by drones U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia Federal prosecutors indicted 23 people, primarily current and former inmates, in connection with schemes to use drones to smuggle drugs and cellphones into Georgia state prisons, authorities said.
Four Indicted in Scheme to Deliver Drugs into State Prisons by Drone
2023年4月13日 · Michael Ray Acosta, 48, an inmate at Pleasant Valley State Prison, is charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, conspiracy to own and operate an unregistered drone and serving or attempting to serve as an airman without an airman’s certificate, and using a cellphone in aid of racketeering.
How prisons can use drones for security - Corrections1
2018年2月21日 · In the right hands, drones – also known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – can be a powerful asset to any correctional facility, rather than a recurrent threat. In a perfect world, a prison could equip itself with a fleet of remotely-controlled UAS that could be automatically triggered.
Inmates Used Drones to Smuggle Drugs Into Georgia Prisons, U.S.
2024年8月21日 · A network of current and former Georgia inmates used drones to smuggle drugs and other contraband into state prisons, federal prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing charges against nearly two...
Drug-smuggling scheme used drones to drop drugs in prisons: - USA TODAY
2024年3月30日 · The investigation revealed that drones were used to smuggle contraband including drugs, weapons and cell phones into prison facilities across Georgia. Law enforcement officers assisted by...
How drones smuggle contraband into California prisons - Los Angeles Times
2023年4月9日 · Federal prosecutors in Fresno have charged Jose Enrique Oropeza and David Ramirez Jr. with using drones to drop loads of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, tobacco and cellphones into the yards of...