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California man tries, fails to deliver meth-filled balloons via drone

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24.03.2026

This undated photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows an aerial view of North Kern State Prison near Delano, Calif. 

A California man has been sentenced to over a decade in prison for attempting to use a drone to deliver balloons stuffed with methamphetamine to people in a state penitentiary, officials announced last week. 

According to a March 20 news release from the Eastern District of California U.S. Attorney’s Office, 28-year-old Jorge Narvaez admitted to using an Autel EVO II Pro V3 drone to attempt to deliver........

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