Texas pair arrested for using fake crows flown by drone -- to smuggle these illegal items into Louisiana prison

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Texas pair arrested for using fake crows flown by drone -- to smuggle these illegal items into Louisiana prison
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Two Texas women went to great lengths to sneak contraband into a prison — disguising drugs and phones inside a fake crow that they tried to fly by drone over the federal facility. Melanie Jean Worthington, 38, and Kassy Marie Cole, 41, were purportedly paid a staggering $40,000 to transport phones, meth, marijuana and tobacco inside a federal prison in Grant Parish, Louisiana.

It’s unclear if the goods was set to be dropped off in one fell swoop at the prison or multiple fly-bys.Kiss legend Gene Simmons tears into celebrities talking constantly about politics — and he names namesThe prison potluck was tucked inside decoy crows, which were released by a drone the women flew over the prison, police said.The package appeared to make up a bulk of the faux fowl’s torso and a portion of the wing. The bogus bird was even fitted with a full head, beak, eyes and tail-feathers, largely made using tape and plastic bags, an image shared by the sheriff’s office showed. Their arrests marked the ninth and 10th busts for trying to sneak contraband into the prison this year — an average of one arrest a week.Many of the alleged couriers tried to smuggle similar drug paraphernalia, including oxycodone and Psilocybin mushrooms. One visitor even tried to get 12 gallons of vodka inside the prison’s walls, Worthington was charged with possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, both with the intent to distribute, and taking contraband into a penal institution. Cole, who already had an outstanding warrant, was charged with possession of methamphetamine and synthetic marijuana and, also with intent to distribute, and taking contraband to a penal institution. Upwards of 50 people were nabbed for trying to smuggle various banned items into the Grant Parish prison last year,Kiss legend Gene Simmons tears into celebrities talking constantly about politics — and he names names2.1KHegseth vows US will 'go as far as we need' to topple Iranian regime as conflict escalates — including possible 'boots on ground'Elisabeth Hasselbeck Is Just What ‘The View’ Needs In 2026 ‘Stand By Me’ Star Corey Feldman Claims He “Was Not Invited” To The Oscars’ Rob Reiner Tribute: “I’ll Honor Rob My Own Way” Elisabeth Hasselbeck Stuns ‘The View’ Audience As She Calls Democrats “The Party of Masks”: “You Guys Forced Masks On Everybody in the United States” Elisabeth Hasselbeck Claps Back After Sunny Hostin Called Her Out On ‘The View’ For Voting For Trump: “I Proudly Voted For Trump”Former superyacht worker reveals what it's really like to be at sea with billionaires: 'Men think rules don’t apply'

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