A Texas jail inmate serving time for theft and housebreaking now faces federal fees in reference to utilizing a drone to make jail yard drops to smuggle medication and contraband right into a correctional facility. 

Yeshmel James Wright, 35, of Dallas, is charged with conspiracy to own with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to own with intent to distribute artificial marijuana. Different prohibited objects he tried to smuggle inside prisons embrace cell telephones, authorities mentioned. 

He appeared in federal court docket this week, the Justice Division mentioned Friday. 

“I hope this indictment resonates with others who might wish to smuggle contraband into our safe services. TDCJ will proceed to work intently with the Workplace of Inspector Normal and federal authorities to fight prison enterprises behind the jail partitions,” mentioned Texas Division of Felony Justice Government Director Bryan Collier.

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Yeshmel James Wright, 35, faces federal fees in reference to utilizing drones to allegedly utilizing drones to smuggling medication and contraband into Texas prisons.
(Texas Division of Felony Justice)

Wright is one in every of 42 folks indicted on a number of counts of conspiracy to distribute medication, together with heroin, methamphetamine, and artificial marijuana; cash laundering, firearms violations, working an plane to additional drug trafficking and different offenses.

Investigators seized a number of quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, “M30” fentanyl capsules, and artificial marijuana. As well as, $150,000 in money, jewellery, and automobiles have been seized.

Wright was already serving 30 years for aggravated theft and one other eight years for housebreaking in Dallas County, the TDCJ mentioned. 

He faces as much as life in jail on the brand new fees. One other Texas man was arrested earlier this month for allegedly flying a drone loaded with medication, pay as you go cell telephones and mp3 gamers right into a Fort Value jail yard. 

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