It’s official – drug lords will use anything as a mule.

A drone carrying marijuana, cellphones and other drugs crashed as it was attempting to transport the goods into a South Carolina maximum-security prison. The drone couldn’t make it over the high security wall, probably because it was packed full of drugs, perhaps?

Corrections Department spokeswoman Stephanie Givens said officials aren’t sure exactly where the drone would have gone if it made it over the wall. According to Givens, this is the first time officials know of a drone being used to smuggle banned items into a South Carolina prison. Last fall, four people in Georgia were accused of using a remote-controlled drone to fly tobacco and cellphones into a state prison there.

“The technology gets better and better, and we have to figure out how to fight that,” Givens said.

You too can also get a drone from Drone Photo… but just use it for recreational purposes, and not drug transportation. There are different models available, including drones with GPS, camera and stabilising features on offer.

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