Prisoners Using Drones to Smuggle in Tobacco and Phones

If there’s a will there’s  a way – and Amazon, is not the only one considering drones as one of the ways. These days, it’s prisoners who are using the unmanned aerial vehicle to deliver goods that can’t be otherwise obtained legally – like tobacco and cell phones.

In Calhoun, GA the state’s prison was getting delivery drop-offs via small hexacopters. The drones were manned by men in a nearby wooded area using binoculars and some drone-piloting skills.

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