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Two arrested as drone crashes in prison smuggling attempt

Gardaí said almost 400 drone deliveries of drugs, weapons and other contraband were documented at Irish prisons last year.

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Two men have been arrested after a drone attempting to smuggle contraband into Midlands Prison crashed into the nearby Prison Officers Training College this afternoon.

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Two men arrested for alleged drone drugs delivery at Midlands Prison in Portlaoise

The arrests were made this afternoon by gardaí.

·Dublin, Ireland
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Two men arrested after drone attempted to smuggle contraband into Midlands Prison

The drone crashed into the nearby Prison Officers Training College on Tuesday afternoon

·Dublin, Ireland
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Two arrested as drone crashes in prison smuggling attempt

Two men have been arrested after a drone attempting to smuggle contraband into Midlands Prison crashed into the nearby Prison Officers Training College this afternoon.

·Ireland
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RTÉ broke the news in Ireland on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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