Overview

• Duty prison officers spotted the aircraft on the triage solarium floor of the Cadeia Pública de Salvador on Sunday, October 12.
• The seized payload included three smartwatches, three chargers, two cellphone SIM chips and about 36 grams of a green substance similar to marijuana.
• The drone and its contents were collected by prison staff, and no arrests were reported.
• The incident occurred at the Complexo Penitenciário da Mata Escura, according to Bahia’s prison administration department.
• State security officials said criminal groups are using drones to bypass tightened inspections after body scanners were installed.