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Officials at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York reported that a drone flew over the grounds on Saturday, releasing a package between dormitory buildings inside the facility’s secure fence. See the report in the video aboveInside the package, they found knives, paper laced with drugs, a cellphone, hair clippers and a green leafy substance between two dormitories, officials said Wednesday.The drone itself was also recovered outside the facility, officials said.The package was quickly recovered by staff after the drone was detected flying above the Marcy Correctional Facility at 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators were trying to determine who was responsible, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) officials said this incident highlights the need for changes to state law to combat the growing threat of aerial delivery of contraband. The two double-edged knives were 8 inches, and there was more than a pound of the unidentified green leafy substance wrapped in clear plastic and balloons. The package also included five pieces of paper “saturated in intoxicating chemicals” and chargers and accessories for the two hair clippers, according to the department.The drone was recovered outside the prison, which is about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northwest of New York City,Using drones to smuggle contraband into prisons is not unheard of. Department Commissioner Daniel Martuscello called it “an evolving but imminent threat” to the correctional system and used the incident to lobby for state legislation designed to address illegal drone use.The package recovered at Marcy had wires protruding from it, prompting a response from a bomb squad to make sure it did not pose an immediate threat. In a similar case, a New York woman pleaded guilty last March to manufacturing and distributing synthetic drugs with the help of others and sending them to several New York prisons. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Officials at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York reported that a drone flew over the grounds on Saturday, releasing a package between dormitory buildings inside the facility’s secure fence.
See the report in the video above
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Inside the package, they found knives, paper laced with drugs, a cellphone, hair clippers and a green leafy substance between two dormitories, officials said Wednesday.
The drone itself was also recovered outside the facility, officials said.
The package was quickly recovered by staff after the drone was detected flying above the Marcy Correctional Facility at 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators were trying to determine who was responsible, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) officials said this incident highlights the need for changes to state law to combat the growing threat of aerial delivery of contraband.
The two double-edged knives were 8 inches, and there was more than a pound of the unidentified green leafy substance wrapped in clear plastic and balloons. The package also included five pieces of paper “saturated in intoxicating chemicals” and chargers and accessories for the two hair clippers, according to the department.
The drone was recovered outside the prison, which is about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northwest of New York City,
Using drones to smuggle contraband into prisons is not unheard of. Department Commissioner Daniel Martuscello called it “an evolving but imminent threat” to the correctional system and used the incident to lobby for state legislation designed to address illegal drone use.
The package recovered at Marcy had wires protruding from it, prompting a response from a bomb squad to make sure it did not pose an immediate threat.
In a similar case, a New York woman pleaded guilty last March to manufacturing and distributing synthetic drugs with the help of others and sending them to several New York prisons.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
