Drones have been used to smuggle drugs into Tapah Prison, Perak. According to a Bernama report, a policeman found a drone on the roof of the prison yesterday. Also found was a plastic bag containing drugs believed to be heroin weighing 122 grams and drugs believed to be amphetamine weighing 12.9 grams.
In the photo shared by the PDRM, quadcopter-type drones are used to bring drug cargo into the prison. The Police believe this is the first incident of drones being used to smuggle drugs into prisons in Malaysia.
Since 2020, there have been reports of drones being used to smuggle drugs across national borders. Meanwhile in Mexico, drones are often used by cartels to smuggle drugs into the country's prisons. In all cases, commercial drones that were supposed to be used for reconnaissance were modified for criminal activities.