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FOI reveals rise in drone jail smuggling incidents

Drones have increasingly been used to smuggle drugs, mobile phones and other contraband into prisons, figures suggest.

Statistics obtained through a Press Association Freedom of Information request show that in 2013 none of the unmanned aircraft were detected in or around prisons in England and Wales.

This rose to two incidents in 2014 and 33 in 2015 and items discovered include drugs, phones and USB drives.

Reported by BBC News. You can read the full story here. 

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