Men Refused Bail After Failed Drone Drug Delivery

Topic: Police

Police found illicit drugs in a bag attached to a crashed drone.

In short:

Two men were charged after police stopped a drone used to deliver drugs to a Wollongong unit.

More drugs, cash, and weapons were found in a home, and both men were refused bail.

What's next?

The case will go back to court next month.

Two men used a drone to fly meth in a dog waste bag, but it crashed into a building.

Police went to a unit after reports of suspicious activity and found the men hiding inside.

The men were found with a drone that had crashed.

Police spoke with the men and found a drone with a bag containing 66 grams of meth.

The damaged drone was taken, and police said the men used it to deliver drugs before it crashed.

Both men were arrested and charged with supplying drugs and other crimes.

Police found cash in a follow-up search of a home.

The men were refused bail in virtual court.

A further search found a baton, an electronic stun device, meth, and cash.

An electronic stun device was found in a police search.

The men will appear in court again in May.

ABC Illawarra — local news