Two Georgia teens allegedly used drone to drop drugs, phones and blades at prison, face charges

Two Georgia suspects are down bars aft allegedly attempting to usage a drone to driblet contraband — including drugs and compartment phones — at a medium-security situation past week. 

The incidental unfolded connected May 3, aft authorities astatine the Washington State Prison successful Davisboro noticed "suspicious conveyance activity" and intercepted the alleged attempted drop, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said successful a societal media post. 

Deputies subsequently discovered respective bags filled with astir 2.95 pounds of marijuana, on with baccy products, compartment phones, covering and electronics chargers, according to authorities. 

The sheriff’s bureau said they besides located razor blades hidden successful a adjacent field, with grounds astatine the country allegedly linking the suspects to the driblet location.

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Deputies recovered astir 2.95 pounds of marijuana, baccy products, compartment phones, covering and electronics chargers aft intercepting an alleged drone contraband driblet astatine Washington State Prison successful Davisboro, Ga., connected May 3, 2026. (Washington County Sheriff’s Office)

Photos shared by the section amusement the ample haul of contraband seized by authorities, including respective bags of marijuana, rolling papers, wireless headphones and much than 2 twelve lighters. 

The probe led authorities to place the individuals allegedly wrong the conveyance arsenic 17-year-old Mariana Torres and 19-year-old Anyela Contreas Torres, the section said. 

Both suspects were subsequently taken into custody without incidental and charged with utilizing an unmanned craft to execute violations, possession of drone during crime, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, items prohibited by inmates, trading with inmates (phones), trading with inmates (drugs), trading with inmates (tobacco), possession of limb during committee of transgression and possession of tools during committee of crime, according to authorities.

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The Washington State Prison has experienced an summation successful drone contraband drops since 2024, according to WGXA. (Google Maps)

In 2019, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp passed Senate Bill 6, which "prohibits the usage of unmanned craft systems [drones] from delivering oregon attempting to present contraband to a spot of incarceration." 

However, contempt the legislation, the situation and section jailhouse are reportedly continuing to grapple with an uptick successful contraband smuggling operations involving drones. 

"Over the past 4 years oregon so, we person been dealing with drone sightings and drone incidents erstwhile it comes to bringing contraband into facilities," Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran told WGXA.

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Advancements successful drone technology, including the quality to transportation ample payloads and alert agelong distances, are contributing to an summation successful contraband drops astatine jails and prisons crossed the U.S. (iStock)

In October, Cochran told the outlet his section had arrested 17 individuals for attempted drone drops since the commencement of 2025, with 75 of the 170 inmates astatine the Washington County Jail facing charges related to alleged situation deliveries. 

"Right now, I've got 44 percent of my colonisation successful the region jailhouse related to situation driblet cases determination astatine the Washington State Prison – 44 percent. For me, that seems similar a lot, and it's a load connected the taxpayers," Cochran reportedly said. 

Cochran reportedly pointed to improvements successful exertion — including the quality to transportation ample payloads utilizing drones — arsenic a superior origin of the accrued magnitude of drops.

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"They got much functions, and the exertion is truthful overmuch amended than erstwhile they started out," Cochran told WGXA. "It's easier, I think, for them to usage drones than possibly spell backmost to the older mode of having to get the contraband into these facilities."

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Department of Corrections for comment.