Two men arrested for delivering drugs by drone to prison

The federal prison at Stony Mountain is located about ten kilometers north of the perimeter of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Two British Columbians have been arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for delivering drugs to Stony Mountain federal prison in Manitoba using a drone.

At 3:20 a.m. July 3, Stonewall RCMP, where the correctional facility is located, were alerted that a drone flew over the prison and landed there. Separately, a suspicious vehicle was also reported on a country road near the jail, RCMP said in a statement.

Several officers attended the scene and began searching for the suspect vehicle. As the vehicle approached, an officer noticed a drone in the back seat. The two occupants of the vehicle were arrested, police said.

Meanwhile, prison officers searched for where the drone had landed in the prison. Once spotted, they also recovered a package containing what police believe to be methamphetamine and fentanyl.

The day before, employees at Stony Mountain Institution also reported seeing a drone and discovering a similar package, adds the RCMP.

On July 4, a resident discovered another suspicious package.

The package was handed over to the police. It contained controlled substances and was packaged in such a way that it could be transported by drone. It matched packages found at Stony Mountain Institution the previous two days, federal police continue.

Two days later, Winnipeg police came in after receiving a call about a rental unit on Airbnb Sherbrooke Avenue in the Manitoba capital.

At the scene, officers discovered a firearm and a large quantity of methamphetamine.

During the investigation, the police realized that the apartment had been rented by the two suspects, who had never returned to the scene because they had been arrested a few days earlier by Stonewall RCMP.

Two 20-year-old and 22-year-old men from Vancouver and Burnaby, respectively, are facing multiple charges. accusation and are still detained.