#prison-contraband tag

California man tries, fails to deliver meth-filled balloons via drone

A man was sentenced to over 12 years for using a drone to deliver meth to a California prison.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Nurse struck off after smuggling phone into jail for drugs gang

Prison nurse Kymberley Finn was struck off the nursing register for smuggling a phone into prison as part of an organised drugs conspiracy.

fromwww.mercurynews.com

3 months ago

Prison guards intercept drone delivery of holiday steaks and crab legs for inmates

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... South Carolina prison guards posted a photo of a special delivery they claim to have intercepted en route to inmates at Lee Correctional Institution. Seems some folks were planning an early holiday Old Bay crab boil and steak dinner along with their marijuana and cigarettes all dropped by a drone at Lee CI, South Carolina Corrections officials captioned a photo posted to social media on Monday.

US news

World news

fromwww.dw.com

4 months ago

Australian prisoner sues for right to eat Vegemite in jail DW 11/18/2025

A prisoner is suing to overturn Victoria's Vegemite ban, claiming it infringes his human right to enjoy Australian culture and denies adequate food.

France news

fromThe Local France

4 months ago

France probes suspected terror threat linked to 2015 attacker

Three people are in custody in France linked to a suspected terror threat tied to Salah Abdeslam; the investigation was expanded to include terrorist conspiracy.

US politics

fromwww.independent.co.uk

5 months ago

Mounjaro delivered to their cells using drones, says prison governor

Drones are regularly used to smuggle contraband into prisons, including Mounjaro weight-loss injections and tooth-whitening strips, prompting increased interception by guards.