BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two men have been sentenced and a third has pleaded guilty in separate cases involving the use of drones to smuggle contraband into the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell.

On Tuesday, Hector Luis Gomez DeJesus, 32, of Sanford, North Carolina, and Raymond Luis Saez Aviles, 37, of Poinciana, Florida, were each sentenced to three years of probation, including two months of home detention, for aiding and abetting the introduction of contraband into a federal prison.

Court records show that on February 9, 2024, correctional officers at FCI McDowell detected a drone flying over the prison and tracked it to a housing unit.

Inside a cell, officers discovered a broken window, along with marijuana, tobacco, and multiple cell phones. The drone’s flight path

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