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A former detective constable and three people have been convicted of smuggling contraband into prisons using drones.

From BBC

He told her about a jailer who had offered to bring him a contraband cellphone for the right price, and she orchestrated a sting in summer 2011.

It looks more like contraband than cooking, which is fitting enough.

From Salon

The fate of Lyle, 57, had not yet been decided, but the board had denied Erik’s release after questioning him extensively about his use of contraband cellphones and other violations of prison rules.

But members of the board questioned both siblings about their violation of rules, zeroing in at times about repeated use of contraband cellphones.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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