Drone carrying drugs and weapons crashes into prison

[Noël]

More "bad" news.

This time in the UK.

Smugglers tried to fly drugs, weapons and a mobile into a prison using a drone.

The plot, thought to be the first of its kind in Britain, failed when the remote-controlled aircraft crashed into netting around Bedford jail. A parcel attached to it contained the drugs, the phone, a knife blade and screwdrivers.

Prison governors around the country are now on alert for similar attempts.

A source said: “We believe this is the first case of a drone being used to try to get drugs inside a prison in the United Kingdom. This was successfully detected. However others may slip through.

“Using a drone is a lot easier than someone physically throwing a parcel over a wall or perimeter fence.”

The DJI Phantom 2 drone, available for less than £500, and the package have been handed to police.

Read it all here: http://e2b.org/jZ and here: http://e2b.org/k0

 

[Marlin009]

Criminals are so freaking brilliant. A drone? Sure, nobody will notice that. :roll:

 

[eckoner]

Criminals are so freaking brilliant. A drone? Sure, nobody will notice that. :roll:

Serioulsy lol
The salesman told them it had a stealth/silent mode :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Clipper707]

The salesman told them it had a stealth/silent mode :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hilarious!

Maybe the police will trace the drone serial number to some poor guy who had a flyaway.

 

[simonwicks]

''Phantom Vision devices are small enough to fit into the corner of a suitcase and manufacturer DJI claims they can fly for up to 50 minutes if fitted with an extra battery''

50 minutes?!

 

[Anything4apicture]

I guess I would wait until a drone can fly in a women..
a screwdriver and knife. Really. What a chump..

 

[noiseboy72]

I spoke with a prison officer about this and it is a serious issue.

The package contained mobile phone chargers and a bag of drugs - worth over £1000 inside. Take off the cost of the basic phantom - as this was what it was and you can see why it is attractive. They were aiming to fly high above the prison - so the noise was less and then do a CSC so it dropped silently. It didn't work, as they misjudged the drop zone by 20M or so.

You only need about 5 minutes flight time and the package weighed nearly 1KG, so you can see why it was worth the risk!