Officials in California are reporting an increase in drone usage above prisons throughout the state, recently acknowledging that the unmanned quadcopters have been used to deliver contraband into open recreation yards below — including a variety of illegal narcotics.
In a statement, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said it “has seen a significant rise in unauthorized drones on prison property statewide in the past year.” The agency is currently looking into repeated drone intrusions at a correctional facility near Bakersfield, where investigators concluded: “Inmates have figured out ingenious ways to introduce contraband into Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP).”
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