Drones used to smuggle contraband into prisons

A former detective constable and three other people have been sentenced after they were found guilty of smuggling contraband into prisons using drones.

They were flown into HMP Onley in Northamptonshire and HMP Gartree in Leicestershire throughout 2021 and 2022.

Former Staffordshire Police Det Con Clare Davenport was handed two years in prison suspended for two years and 150 hours of unpaid work. 

The sentencing followed a hearing in which Peter King, Kent George and Mervyn Foster were each handed jail terms for their roles in the enterprise.