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| Men planned to use drone to get contraband into prison, officials say |
| By washingtonpost.com- Lynh Bui & Matt Zapotosky |
| Published: 08/25/2015 |
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The two men parked on a side street near the Maryland state prison with a car full of drugs, pornography and tobacco, authorities said. They planned to load the items onto a green-and-white drone and send them soaring past the barbed wire and armed guards — and into the hands of an inmate. But before the plan took flight Saturday evening, law enforcement thwarted the delivery. Now Thaddeus Shortz, 25, and Keith Brian Russell, 30, are charged with illegal possession of drugs with the intent to distribute and other related charges in what officials say is the first time a drone has been used to try to smuggle contraband into any Maryland prison. An inmate inside the facility, the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland, could also face charges, authorities said. Read More. |
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