In another example of what a large and growing a problem the use of drones to smuggle contraband into prisons has become, authorities in South Carolina have arrested 20 people – in two different groups – running aerial contraband operations into the Lee Correctional Institution.
Police from the Lee County sheriff’s office, in coordination with South Carolina correctional authorities, made the busts following an eight-month investigation into the rings, which used drones to make late-night deliveries of contraband to the prison. Banned items included crack cocaine, knives, tobacco, guns, phones, and even candy. Over 20 members of the two entirely separate gangs were arrested during raids this month, with most now facing charges of dealing contraband, criminal conspiracy, and the possession of illegal drugs.
As DroneDJ has reported in months gone by, the use of drones to fly contraband to prison grounds is a serious and spreading problem not just in the…
