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Contraband-filled drone didn't quite make it into OK prison
By smnweekly.com
Published: 10/28/2015

The drone crashed onto the grounds of Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester around 9 a.m.

Authorities said it is the first reported incident involving a drone used to smuggle contraband into a prison in the state.

The remote controlled flying machine clipped razor wire and then tumbled to the ground.

A box connected to the drone by a fishing line contained two foot-long hacksaw blades, a cell phone with a battery and a hands-free device, over five ounces of marijuana, nearly one ounce of methamphetamine and less than a gram of heroin, Corrections officials said.

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