Two Men Tried to Launch Drugs into Prison with a Cannon

Some people take inspiration from cartoons a little too seriously...

Two men, aged 18 and 19, were busted attempting to smuggle $200,000 worth of contraband into a federal prison in Louisiana—with a cannon. Yes, you read that right.

Their plan? Fire $112,000 worth of tobacco and $90,000 worth of meth over the prison’s security fence using a cannon with a range of over 350 feet. It’s unclear whether prison officials caught them in the act or got tipped off beforehand.

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While we don’t know the exact details of the cannon, it wasn’t some old-timey, 19th-century relic. It used compressed air—likely more of a high-powered t-shirt cannon than pirate artillery.

It’s also worth noting that aiming a cannon at a prison probably isn’t the most subtle approach. (Did they think no onewould notice a giant object being fired at the property?)

Both men have been arrested, and one is reportedly in the country illegally. Safe to say this scheme isn’t blasting off anytime soon.