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Drone spotted dropping package inside walls of HMP Wandsworth

Drone caught airdropping large package into London prison
  • Footage released by BBC’s Newsnight on Monday showed a drone dropping a package into HMP Wandsworth Prison in south London during the early hours of 21 June.
  • Tom Wheatley, President of the Prison Governors Association, said that drone drops are a "significant" problem, occurring daily.
  • The government has not commented on this specific incident at the category B men's prison.
  • However, the government said it is taking action against drone dropping, investing £10 million in anti-drone measures.
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