ATLANTA, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Field Office issued the following press release:
MACON, Ga. - An indictment was unsealed this morning charging twelve individuals in a vast alleged conspiracy using drones to smuggle contraband, such as drugs and cell phones, into ten prisons across eight states, including Georgia, representing the largest federal prosecution to date involving coordinated drone operations to smuggle illegal items into prisons.
The 17-count indictment in Case No. 5:26-cr-00026 was returned by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Georgia on June 10 and unsealed on June 24. According to the indictment, beginning in September 2023 until May 2026, the defendan...