Taking Hunger to New Heights: Drone Gift Drop Intercepted at Prison

It was an exciting day at work for correctional officers at Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina on December 7. Fortunately the excitement wasn’t due to a prison riot or break, but something much more comical—a drone dropping gifts to an inmate.

Fox News reports:

A drone carrying a gourmet holiday haul of food and contraband was intercepted at a South Carolina correctional facility early Sunday morning, according to state officials.

The bundle, which included steak, crab legs, marijuana and cigarettes, was confiscated at Lee Correctional Institution (LCI) in Bishopville, according to prison officers.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) announced the seizure on X, tagging the post with “#ContrabandChristmas.”

“Seems some folks were planning an early holiday Old Bay [Seasoning] crab boil and steak dinner along with their marijuana and cigarettes — all dropped by a drone at Lee CI,” SCDC wrote.

Photos released by the department show the unique haul included a raw steak, plastic-wrapped crab legs, Old Bay Seasoning, a carton of Marlboro cigarettes, two large bags of marijuana and a vacuum-sealed bag of loose tobacco.

Authorities told Fox News Digital that the drone was recovered along with the package. The incident remains under investigation, and no arrests have been made.

Okay, so a couple of thoughts here:

1. I don’t know in what universe they thought this would work. Were they expecting the intended recipient to just shove all that in his pants in the yard and hope the guards didn’t notice he smelled like weed and fish?
2. Where are we grilling these items? The radiator? 

Let’s just hope they don’t start dropping frozen turkeys. The likelihood of injury occurring is infinitely higher with poultry of that magnitude falling.