
U.S. DOJ Indicts 12 in Drone Smuggling Ring That Hit 10 Federal Prisons Across 8 States
A federal grand jury in Georgia has indicted 12 individuals for using drones to smuggle drugs, phones, and hacksaw blades into 10 federal prisons across 8 states in at least 38 drops between September 2023 and May 2026. Prosecutors call it the largest coordinated federal prison drone smuggling case on record. The 17-count indictment names ringleader Ira Christopher Jackson, who faces life in prison, along with five co-defendants facing the same maximum sentence.
Source: DroneXL










