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Cell Phones Smuggled Into Brazilian Prison via RC Helicopters

by Lee Bains on May 27, 2009 at 08:30 AM

According to BBC News, Brazilian prisoners -- hell bent on continuing their criminal business via cell phones -- recently enlisted the help of outsiders and a radio-controlled helicopter in order to get their hands on the devices.

Today, the BBC reported that authorities at the Presidente Venceslau correctional facility in Sao Paolo recently discovered a three-foot model helicopter in the trunk of a vehicle near the prison. Attached to the mini-chopper was a diaper filled with nine cell phones, with five more scattered throughout the car. The authorities arrested four individuals in connection with the plot, and apparently got one to confess. According to that suspect's alleged statement, the quartet had been hired for $5,000 with the promise of being paid another $5,000 once the phones were safely smuggled into the prison.

This past April, correctional officers intercepted a phone-toting pigeon outside yet another Brazilian prison. We're not sure whether we should be relieved or worried that we haven't heard any similar stories about cell phone busts in stateside prisons. [From: BBC, via Engadget]

Tags: brazil, cell phone, CellPhone, prison, rc, smuggling, top, weird

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