Georgia Law Enforcement authorities, in a months-long investigation titled “Operation Skyhawk,” arrested 150 people for operating a drone-based operation that smuggled guns, drugs, and cell phones into Georgia prisons.
Operation Skyhawk was a joint collaboration between the FBI and the Georgia Department of Corrections.
During the raid, agents seized 87 drones used to drop contraband into Georgia prison yards, 22 weapons, 273 cellphones, and over $7 million worth of drugs.
In the raids, agents arrested 150 people, including 8 Georgia Department of Corrections employees.
In a statement to the press Georgia Governor Brian Kemp shared “Georgia will not tolerate those who put our communities at risk by trafficking drugs, weapons, and contraband both in and out of our correctional facilities,”
A monthslong probe into an alleged drone-based contraband operation in Georgia’s prisons has led to the arrest of 150 people, including eight correction officers, officials said. https://t.co/LswRFuarTa
— ABC News (@ABC) March 29, 2024
Per ABC News:
A monthslong probe into an alleged drone-based contraband operation in Georgia’s prisons has led to the arrest of 150 people, including eight correction officers, officials said.
The investigation, dubbed “Operation Skyhawk,” uncovered that drones were being used to move cellphones, drugs and weapons into Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, according to the governor’s office.
A monthslong probe into an alleged drone-based contraband operation in Georgia’s prisons has led to the arrest of 150 people, including eight correction officers, officials said.
The investigation, dubbed “Operation Skyhawk,” uncovered that drones were being used to move cellphones, drugs and weapons into Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, according to the governor’s office.
Search and arrest warrants were served at two locations in the Metro Atlanta area on Thursday as part of the investigation, “effectively shutting down a sophisticated, multi-state criminal enterprise that included civilians, inmates, and staff,” the governor’s office said in a press release.
A monthslong probe into an alleged drone-based contraband operation in Georgia’s prisons has led to the arrest of 150 people, officials said.
Among the suspects arrested were eight Georgia Department of Corrections employees, the state said. https://t.co/3OKEXkb7tm pic.twitter.com/m5LkUG9OCb
— ABC News (@ABC) March 30, 2024
