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In the early
hours of Saturday, police saw a man acting suspiciously near the
prison. He ran away, dropping two bags containing drugs and
mobile phones and managed to evade arrest, according to a police
statement.
Next day, police found a drone that had crashed after being
tracked flying over Pentonville.
They were later alerted to another drone being flown at low
altitude toward the prison. The unmanned aircraft was stopped in
mid-flight by a police officer and a package containing large
amounts of drugs and two mobile phones was recovered from it.
Appealing for witnesses, Detective Chief Inspector Steve Heatley
said: "These recovered drones carried a substantial amount of
Class B drugs, legal highs and a large quantity of mobile
phones."
Last month, Amazon announced a partnership with the British
government "to explore the steps needed to make the delivery of
parcels by small drones a reality, allowing Amazon to trial new
methods of testing its delivery systems".
But while the U.S. giant is looking into how to use drones
safely and reliably, criminals are pushing ahead with the
technology.
British media reported in February that there were more than 30
incidents last year in which drones were found in or around
prisons and items such as drugs, phones and USB drives
recovered.
(Reporting by Giles Elgood; editing by Stephen Addison)
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