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State continues to investigate drone
By mcalesternews.com- Parker Perry
Published: 10/30/2015

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said the Oklahoma Inspector General’s office haven’t identified yet who is responsible for flying a drone onto the grounds of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Monday.

A DOC press release said the drone was hauling a lot of contraband including “two 12 inch hacksaw blades, a cellphone, a cellphone battery, a hands-free device, two packages of Newport Cigarettes, two packages of Black & Mild cigars, two tubes of super glue, a 5.3 ounce bag containing marijuana, a 0.8 ounce bag containing methamphetamine and a bag containing less than 1 gram of heroin.”

DOC Spokesperson Terri Watkins said there were no markings on the drone to signify who it might belong to or who it might have been intended for in the prison.

OSP staff found the drone laying upside down on prison property on Monday. Authorities said it was the first time a drone was reportedly used to smuggle contraband in one of the state’s prisons.

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