California Couple Arrested Using Drone To Deliver Drugs, Police Say

A California couple was arrested after using a drone to transport drugs out of their home and into the hands of nearby waiting customers, police say. Benjamin Baldassarre, 39, and Ashley Carroll, 31, of Riverside, California, were arrested on several charges including possession of controlled substances, conspiracy to commit a crime and child endangerment. Riverside police were investigating a potential drug house in the area when they witnessed a drone carrying small packages flying overhead. The drone was going back and forth from a nearby yard and then hovering over a parking lot at East Hills Church, KCBS-TV reports. The small packages were dropped down to waiting customers in the parking lot who would then drive by the couple's home and throw money into their lawn as payment.