--- description: Man arrested for flying drone loaded with drugs near prison outside of Melbourne title: Australia: Suspect Accused of Flying Drone With Drugs Near Prison image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e63b7cb5408fb7a/698684a8f983e7a5b804ca70/drone.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Australian Charged After Trying to Drop Drugs Into Prison by Drone by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2014 8:06 AM CUT  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Unmanned Aerial VehicleRichard Newstead - Getty Images/Flickr RM by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2014 8:06 AM CUT Australian police are holding a 28-year-old man in custody for allegedly using a remote control drone carrying illicit drugs over a maximum-security prison on the outskirts of Melbourne, according to the [_Herald Sun_](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/man-accused-of-using-drone-to-try-and-drop-off-drugs-into-melbourne-remand-centre/story-fni0fee2-1226849877220 "undefined"). Police were called to the prison on Sunday afternoon after the unmanned craft was seen hovering over the facility. The male suspect and an unidentified female were later found on a nearby road with a drone and “a small quantity of drugs.” Authorities are reportedly charging the suspect with “attempting to commit an indictable offense and possessing a drug of dependence.” Sunday’s incident in Australia mirrored a similar event on the other side of the Pacific, where a remote controlled helicopter was used to drop [250 grams of cocaine](http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=pt&tl=en&js=n&prev=%5Ft&hl=pt-BR&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2014/03/1422846-drone-despeja-pacote-de-cocaina-dentro-de-presidio-de-sao-paulo.shtml "undefined") into a corrections facility near Sao Paulo, Brazil. \[[_Herald Sun_](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/man-accused-of-using-drone-to-try-and-drop-off-drugs-into-melbourne-remand-centre/story-fni0fee2-1226849877220 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/17791/australian-charged-after-trying-to-drop-drugs-into-prison-by-drone/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/17791/australian-charged-after-trying-to-drop-drugs-into-prison-by-drone/"},"headline":"Australian Charged After Trying to Drop Drugs Into Prison by Drone","datePublished":"2014-03-10T08:06:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:40:21.318Z","description":"Remote controlled escapade leads to multiple indictments","url":"https://time.com/17791/australian-charged-after-trying-to-drop-drugs-into-prison-by-drone/","keywords":["Australia","Drugs","brazil","Drones","Prison","Melbourne"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e63b7cb5408fb7a/698684a8f983e7a5b804ca70/drone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e63b7cb5408fb7a/698684a8f983e7a5b804ca70/drone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"466611733","caption":"466611733","creditText":"Richard Newstead - Getty Images/Flickr RM","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/17791/australian-charged-after-trying-to-drop-drugs-into-prison-by-drone/","name":"Australian Charged After Trying to Drop Drugs Into Prison by Drone"}}]}] ```