Someone Got A Drone For Christmas And Used It To Send Cannabis Cheers To An Ontario Jail
In the night sky above a prison in Ontario, Canada, one might have dreamed of seeing a sleigh filled with Christmas treats for all the well-behaved prisoners who s find there.
Once it was established, however, that it was not Santa Claus who was making the delivery but a drone, prison officials scrambled to capture and to confiscate the items, which included 149 grams of cannabis, 109 grams of tobacco, rolling papers, cell phones and phone accessories. No weed gifts this year for prisoners.
Cannabis is naturally not authorized by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and is considered contraband, which also includes intoxicants, weapons and ammunition, coins, explosives and cigarettes.
"Generally, contraband includes any item that could compromise the security of an institution or the safety of persons, when such item is not possessed without prior authorization," CSC noted .
CSC did not specify the institutional value of the contraband discovered or where the vacation package was found. CTV News first reported that the items were suspected of being delivered by drone.
Drones and Prisons: A Marriage of ConvenienceA drone was also reportedly used as a delivery mode for another discovery at the correctional facility last month, noted The Growth Op quoting Canada's Global News, which reported that at the In late November, prison staff intercepted 475 grams of tobacco, rolling papers, 220 grams of cannabis, 28 grams of herbal concentrate and a cell phone.
In mid-October, during checks, prison staff found a package containing 205 grams of tobacco, 215 grams of cannabis, 132 grams of shatter (marijuana concentrate), 110 grams of hashish and an unidentified number of cell phones and related accessories. The contraband is believed to have been delivered "following a suspicious drone drop," CSC noted at the time.
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In the night sky above a prison in Ontario, Canada, one might have dreamed of seeing a sleigh filled with Christmas treats for all the well-behaved prisoners who s find there.
Once it was established, however, that it was not Santa Claus who was making the delivery but a drone, prison officials scrambled to capture and to confiscate the items, which included 149 grams of cannabis, 109 grams of tobacco, rolling papers, cell phones and phone accessories. No weed gifts this year for prisoners.
Cannabis is naturally not authorized by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and is considered contraband, which also includes intoxicants, weapons and ammunition, coins, explosives and cigarettes.
"Generally, contraband includes any item that could compromise the security of an institution or the safety of persons, when such item is not possessed without prior authorization," CSC noted .
CSC did not specify the institutional value of the contraband discovered or where the vacation package was found. CTV News first reported that the items were suspected of being delivered by drone.
Drones and Prisons: A Marriage of ConvenienceA drone was also reportedly used as a delivery mode for another discovery at the correctional facility last month, noted The Growth Op quoting Canada's Global News, which reported that at the In late November, prison staff intercepted 475 grams of tobacco, rolling papers, 220 grams of cannabis, 28 grams of herbal concentrate and a cell phone.
In mid-October, during checks, prison staff found a package containing 205 grams of tobacco, 215 grams of cannabis, 132 grams of shatter (marijuana concentrate), 110 grams of hashish and an unidentified number of cell phones and related accessories. The contraband is believed to have been delivered "following a suspicious drone drop," CSC noted at the time.
Photo by Jared Brashier on Unsplash
© 2023 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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