Drone drops into UK prisons a national security threat, says inspector


  • World
  • Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025

LONDON (Reuters) - Drone deliveries of drugs and weapons into British prisons have become a national security threat, the country's chief prisons inspector warned on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to tackle thriving illegal activity inside jails.

At Manchester Prison in northern England, inmates were burning holes into windows to receive drone deliveries of large payloads with the potential to cause serious disruption or escape, Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said in a report.

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