Texas women used crow drones to fly drugs into Louisiana prison
3 days ago
- #prison smuggling
- #drone crime
- #drug trafficking
- Two Texas women, Melanie Jean Worthington and Kassy Marie Cole, were arrested for using a drone and plastic crow decoys to smuggle drugs and cellphones into a Louisiana federal prison.
- The contraband was stuffed inside plastic crow decoys and dropped onto the prison grounds using a drone.
- The suspects claimed they were paid $40,000 to carry out the smuggling operation.
- Worthington faces charges including taking contraband into a penal institution and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana with intent to distribute.
- Cole was charged similarly, with additional charges for possession of synthetic marijuana and an outstanding warrant at the time of arrest.