The State
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina corrections and state officials say drones smuggling drugs, phones and other contraband into prisons have become an “everyday battle,” with increasingly sophisticated aircraft capable of hauling heavy and deadly loads, such as fentanyl.
The problem has grown steadily since at least 2017, when an inmate who escaped from the Lieber Correctional Institution used wire cutters that were flown in by a drone. Chrysti Shain, spokesperson for the corrections department, described the incident as one of the first major warning signs for the state…