Drone Used to Smuggle Smokes Into Prison
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Three men were arrested in Malaysia for attempting to smuggle tobacco products using a drone into the Machang Prison, according to the New Straits Times.
The trio aged between 35 and 39 were arrested after the Machang district criminal investigation division received a report involving a drone being flown above a compound near the prison at Jalan Kuing Indah, Kampung Pangkal Meleret, at 1:05 a.m.
Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the prison, which is equipped with tracking device technology, detected the drone near the premises.
The police deployed a team to the location before the three men sped off in a Honda CRV. “A chase ensued between the police and the three men before they were arrested near the main Kuala Krai-Kota Baru road in Kampung Bukit Belah,” Zaki said in a statement, according to media reports.
Zaki said police also found an RC123 drone remote control device, 13 packets of tobacco and 41 small compressed packages believed to contain tobacco.