Two women from Texas were arrested and stand accused of using a drone to fly plastic crows filled with contraband into a Louisiana prison.
According to the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office, 38-year-old Melanie Jean Worthington and 41-year-old Kassy Marie Cole filled the birds with phones and drugs and then dropped them from a drone onto the grounds of the prison.
The department shared a picture of the fake bird on its social media accounts.
Deputies say the two women admitted to being paid $40,000 to smuggle the items in.
10 people have been arrested, accused of trying to smuggle items into the federal prison in Grant Parish in 2026.
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