# FCI McDowell drone contraband investigation and arrests

Other February 16, 2024 · [FCI McDowell](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/mcd-fci-mcdowell-federal-correctional-institution-west-virginia)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

Drones make excellent headlines because they look like a prison movie. They are still just one route in a contraband supply chain that ultimately depends on somebody getting an item across the perimeter.

## 4 stories on file

- Feb 16, 2024 [11 arrested, 1 suspect found dead after investigation into drone activity at FCI McDowell](https://news.google.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?oc=5) WBOY.com
- Feb 16, 2024 [Drone activity near federal prison leads to multiple arrests in McDowell County](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi8gFBVV95cUxQV3JDZXNQdHNla2J3dEdRY21vQlBhellsNy15U21zdkNBMkFnNFYyc0E5cGV5b0F2Q01ySFAzNERiMkhfejU3QjFYRUFBU252a010dFQ0S3FPRlF1NVdiLU5FLVJGUGMzVDN6am8tZnppWHhHMjZOT1V2UC0xWXA5Y2RpRnh6S1YzNjEzLTN2NXdSYVhmX2R3NWZKWEJlSlg3MzcyZG1uQm4tSjFqVGNYV0lNUTdNLXFpdnVjTHBOOHEwUHhZVG9tVUVMbHpIYVVzcEIxQWVMZ1FJMFpmcE9ueVJrMUc2TklvWlNoVmZpVXhGQQ?oc=5) Bluefield Daily Telegraph
- Feb 16, 2024 [Eleven charged, one suspect dead, in crime ring involving drones delivering contraband to a federal prison in McDowell County](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3gFBVV95cUxNWlZza0h2TTMxX3ExR2d2UkJyTURfMTF2SVhwbHJzaEVDcFZjREF6UzZXMkdtWVl1VTB2eEl0LUItTzFNZlp5N0FFX1JpeUpGdW1jeVU0VjE0Yy1rdHRmQ24zcGtXNGRoM01JODlsOE9fcEFMU1B5aXdQeDNZVjBnNkEtRlJFVndLWVUxV2ptWW8yR3ZUckhVSThHQWI0bWFvV2g2YWlNMTRVSEdsV2JKVEZJazlCZzFyYzJrY0l6UHo2OHYzYUthV0VBQklXN1gwMnFBUEpnQXlieHBnVlHSAfIBQVVfeXFMTV91VzJHTjNnM0IxRVVmamp5TWlfUkg5SFB5STVxZUtGcmVaM3gxNFNYU3FkTHhYNVpBajV6MS0wcGU4RkxGODVPMEV6Sm4xMVVUMmluaGc2Y2dwUTd6NHJiQzMyR0dReEc2QnZicnBqR2hqQWU4azV6NTEtY3hoLWtjXzBVMGNUV3pMTGNib1pzak1kVy1fci1wUVlqMGFkbThtM1Q5QlRlSTVoSHFsdEZaTDJqQWEtS0lXbzlNMURzcFM4YmRrYXJacGRSeGJUZ0E4M19zRHN2eEpVTEQ0Ry1neGd1YnllMmpzTUE1d0lPdmc?oc=5) WVVA
- Feb 16, 2024 [11 arrested, one suspect found dead after investigation into drone activity at FCI McDowell](https://news.google.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?oc=5) WVNS

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