Washington: Two men are in custody in the US state of Maryland on suspicion of trying to smuggle contraband into a prison with a drone, corrections officials said Monday.
Synthetic marijuana and bootleg pornographic DVDs were among the items that the duo intended to fly into the state prison in Cumberland city.
"You couldn't make this stuff up," Maryland's Secretary of Public Safety Stephen Moyer was quoted as telling local reporters.
The Maryland Department of Public Safety said in a statement that the two suspects were arrested on a road that runs by the Western Correctional Institution.
In their vehicle, officers found a quadracopter and its remote control flying console, as well as a handgun, the statement alleged.
Both men were being held in Cumberland -- one on $250,000 bail and the other without bail -- on suspicion of plotting to use a drone to airlift contraband into a correctional facility.
An inmate suspected of participating in the foiled effort is also facing charges after a search of his prison cell turned up contraband, the statement said.
It's thought to be the first time in Maryland that smugglers have been caught using a drone to overfly a prison wall.
Earlier this month, a bid to airlift tobacco, marijuana and heroin into an Ohio prison using a drone triggered a melee among some 75 inmates.
In July 2014, another drone bearing marijuana, tobacco and cell phones crashed outside a wire fence that surrounds a South Carolina maximum security facility.
Synthetic marijuana and bootleg pornographic DVDs were among the items that the duo intended to fly into the state prison in Cumberland city.
"You couldn't make this stuff up," Maryland's Secretary of Public Safety Stephen Moyer was quoted as telling local reporters.
In their vehicle, officers found a quadracopter and its remote control flying console, as well as a handgun, the statement alleged.
Advertisement
An inmate suspected of participating in the foiled effort is also facing charges after a search of his prison cell turned up contraband, the statement said.
Advertisement
Earlier this month, a bid to airlift tobacco, marijuana and heroin into an Ohio prison using a drone triggered a melee among some 75 inmates.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Joe Biden Goes From Star To Sideshow At Democratic Convention US Approves Sale Of 600 Patriot Missiles To Germany US Delegation Led By Top Diplomat Richard Verma To Visit India Tomorrow How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan 3 Days After Big Order On Deposits With SBI And PNB, Karnataka Hits Pause "Left-BJP Nexus...": Mamata Banerjee Accuses Rivals Of Hospital Vandalism Man Scales Wall, Jumps Inside Parliament Annexe Premises, Arrested: Report "Too Many Dead": Gaza Undertakers Stacking "Graves On Top Of Graves" Musk's X Ordered To Pay Rs 5 Crore To Former Employee Over Unfair Dismissal Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.