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drone infiltration into britain prisons delivery of prohibited materials They are not only carrying illegal drugs in huge quantities but are also delivering A wide range of lifestyle productsBritain’s chief inspector of prisons has said it includes weight loss drugs and hair loss treatments.
charlie taylor The fleet said drone Now routinely crossing security systems represents a “new paradigm” for the prison system, not least because the fact that prisoners are able to take delivery of items in this way can pose a major security threat.
Location technologies such as What3Words have improved delivery accuracy, while drones themselves have become increasingly advanced and are capable of delivering larger packages – sometimes weighing up to 10 kilograms.
Mr Taylor said he was concerned that as well as transporting cocaine, ketamine, methamphetamine and “bales of cannabis”, drones could also be used to smuggle guns, explosives or other weapons to prisoners that could be used in prison breaks.
But I am saying audience‘S coffee house podcastMr Taylor said: “The other day, the head of security sent me a list of the contents of a package that had arrived at his prison, and it was amazing.”
Along with the new wave of effective weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Monjaro, prisoners are also being supplied with hair loss drugs like minoxidil and anabolic steroids, which artificially promote muscle growth.
Mr Taylor said, “With real precision, organized crime gangs are able to drop large quantities of contraband into prisons, and are often making huge amounts of money as a result.”
Inspectors at HMP Manchester found prisoners were destroying electric kettles to take deliveries from drones and using heating elements to melt holes in recently installed Perspex windows in their cells.
Mr Taylor said employees of the window-fitting company the prison used were later intimidated in their homes by criminal gangs.
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick told many times: “Our prisons are being overrun by drones. Unless the government takes action, it’s only a matter of time before they deliver weapons or explosives to an inmate. Anti-drone technology is available and ready to use – they just need to keep using it.”
There is pressure on the government to take steps to improve the prison system, which has also been seen 91 accidental release Prisoner numbers rise since April Announcing the figures last week, Justice Secretary David Lammy warned that four wrongfully released prisoners could still be at large.
Labor placed the blame on its Tory predecessors, with a Number 10 spokesman saying the number of accidental releases was “symptomatic of a system that the government has inherited, a prison system that is under severe pressure”. [and] A failing criminal justice system”.
Last month it was reported that teeth whitening kits were delivered to prisoners in Scotland, along with weight loss drugs. Elsewhere, “zombie” knives and other dangerous blades were dropped.
A drone was seen delivering packages in footage released in June In the yard of HMP Wandsworth,
Tom Wheatley, president of the Prison Governors Association, said at the time that drones were a “significant and growing problem, with declines occurring every day”.
Justice Ministry figures show that The number of drone sightings in jails has increased More than tenfold in the last five years.
A total of 1,712 drone sightings were reported in the year to March 2025 – about five times per day – up from just 138 in the year to March 2021.