The Met Police and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) launched a joint investigation and discovered 37 incidents of drugs, tobacco and mobile phones being flown into prison in the local area.
“We will continue to work closely with His Majesty's Prison Service, South East Regional Organised Crime Unit and the Crown Prosecution Service to tackle serious organised crime and target those who profit from the crime at the expense of others.”.
“By working closely with both the Metropolitan Police Service and HM Prison & Probation Service we have been able to ensure that someone who was prolifically using drones to fly prohibited items into the prison estate with complete disregard for the harm this caused, has been stopped in his tracks.
The Met Police has warned that smuggling drugs into prison increases the risk of violence towards prison workers and inmates, some of whom are also trying to escape addiction.
A Met Police investigation was launched in August 2023 after prison staff discovered a drone that had crashed inside HMP Pentonville containing drugs and mobile phones.
