A prison has been become like an “airport” with drugs being brought in by drones through holes burned in cell windows, an inmate has told inspectors.

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HMP Garth 'like an airport' as illegal drones fly in drugs

Inmates are burning holes in cell windows to allow in the drones in at the prison, inspectors say.

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Nearly two-thirds of inmates surveyed by inspectors at HMP Garth said it was easy to get phones and drugs flown in

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Prison has become ‘an airport’ because so many drugs are being delivered by drone

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Garth prison likened to 'airport' over number of drones flying in to deliver drugs

A high-security prison near Leyland in Lancashire has been transformed into an airport-like environment thanks to the proliferation of drug-smuggling drones, according to a report by inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), a government body that monitors conditions in British state prisons.

Więzienie o zaostrzonym rygorze, położone w pobliżu Leyland w hrabstwie Lancashire, zmieniło się w miejsce przypominające lotnisko – z powodu licznych dronów przemycających narkotyki. Takie stwierdzenie znalazło się w raporcie inspektorów z HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), rządowej organizacji zajmującej się kontrolą warunków w brytyjskich więzieniach państwowych.

Więzienie w Wielkiej Brytanii jak „lotnisko”. Drony masowo przemycają narkotyki

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UK Prison Like 'Airport' Drones Smuggling Drugs in Mass

A watchdog has warned HMP Garth, in Lancashire, which holds serious offenders, is “facing major security issues” and a “breakdown in safety and security”. Inspectors found prisoners had been using the elements from their kettles to burn holes in their “inadequately protected” Perspex windows to allow the “entry of drones laden with contraband”, while the “smell of cannabis was rife”. Some 63% of the men held in the category B jail who were surve…

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Garth Prison Likened To 'airport' Over Number Of Drones Flying In To Deliver Drugs - Great Yorkshire Radio

Today’s inspection of HMP Garth, a high security prison in Lancashire, makes clear the ever-increasing threat that drones pose to prison security.

Garth prison likened to 'airport' over number of drones flying in to deliver drugs

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