Prison drone drops 'threat to national security'
The use of drones to smuggle drugs and weapons into the "most violent" prison in England and Wales is a "threat to national security", inspectors have warned. A report into HMP Manchester found "extremely dangerous" inmates were burning holes into "supposedly" secure windows to receive illicit deliveries weighing as much as 7kg (15.
Use of drones to fly weapons into prisons has become a 'threat to national security', watchdog warns
The chief inspector of prisons said HMP Manchester and HMP Long Lartin had essentially "ceded the airspace" around them to organised crime gangs.
'National security threat' warning over drone drug drops to jails
Drones dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails are a “threat to national security”, a watchdog has warned.
Fears that drones could drop guns into prisons
The prisons watchdog has warned that drones delivering weapons to two of England's highest security prisons have become a national security risk. The chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, said drops of contraband to inmates at HMP Manchester and HMP Long Lartin, in Worcestershire, were now so regular that guns could be smuggled in.
Drone drug drops to jails including HMP Manchester are ‘national security threat’, watchdog says
Drones dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails are a “threat to national security”, a watchdog has warned. | ITV News Granada
Drones flying drugs and weapons into prisons have become a 'national security threat', watchdog warns
The use of drones to drop drugs and weapons into British prisons has become a threat to national security, the watchdog has warned.
New 'national security threat' in British jails emerges as criminals shift to new tactics
Criminals are brazenly burning holes in windows to receive packages from organised crime gangs, it has emerged.
Drone-flying drug gangs ‘seize control of prison airspace’
Drone-flying drug gangs have seized control of prison airspace in a move that threatens national security, a watchdog has warned.
Drones delivering drugs direct to prison cells are 'threat to national security'
The UK’s top prison inspector has warned drug drones are a national security threat, as inmates burn holes in their windows to receive deliveries. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said ‘extremely dangerous’ prisoners in high-security facilities were among those able to get hold of contraband.
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Skies above Strangeways have been 'ceded to organised crime gangs'
It found basic security measures such as netting and CCTV was in disrepair and that prisoners were burning holes in security ...