# Justice Department charges operators in drone ring that smuggled drugs and weapons into federal prisons

> Justice Department charges operators in drone ring that smuggled drugs and weapons into federal prisons February 2020 photograph of the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.

- **Source:** [Mezha](https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/d556f914_justice_department_charges/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3c4ea272b957254d3e9647)
- **Published:** 2026-06-24
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #drone
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