23 people, including inmates, indicted in Georgia for using drones to smuggle drugs and cell phones into prisons from 2019 to 2024.

23 individuals, including current and former inmates, have been indicted in Georgia for alleged schemes to smuggle drugs and cell phones into prisons using drones. The schemes, which took place over a five-year period beginning in 2019, involved using contraband cellphones to coordinate drone deliveries with people outside the prisons. Each defendant faces federal drug charges, and authorities seized 10 drones and 21 firearms during the investigations.

August 21, 2024
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