Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Prison Drone Dope Operation Thwarted
Georgia man pleads guilty to attempted drone delivery of marijuana to prisoners.

Eric Lee Brown, 35, pleaded guilty last week to federal charges related to attempting to use a drone to deliver marijuana to inmates at Autry State Prison in Pelham, Georgia. Brown, of Lithonia, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of “operating an aircraft eligible for registration knowing that the aircraft is not registered to facilitate a controlled substance offense.” He is facing a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment, three years supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Brown admitted to attempting to use a DJI Phantom 4 to deliver the drugs.