An extensive investigation that began in November 2022 targeting an alleged drone-based contraband scheme within Georgia’s prisons has resulted in the arrest of 150 individuals, including eight corrections officers. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Skyhawk,” uncovered that drones were being used to transport cellphones, drugs, and weapons into Georgia Department of Corrections facilities.
Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s office issued a press release on Thursday stating that a collaboration between the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Safe Streets Gang Task Force resulted in search and arrest warrants being executed at two sites in the Metro Atlanta area.
The recent raids involved a drone repair shop in Gwinnett County, where more than 50 drones were seized, and two individuals were arrested. The eight Georgia…
