£1.85 million on offer to counter illegal drone use around prisons

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Drone incidents in prisons up 1,000% in five years

The Government will look to apply battle-tested tactics used against Russian drone forces, adapted to protect UK prisons, as part of a new security drive to crackdown on criminals who use drones to smuggle drugs, weapons and mobile phones behind bars.

This is in addition to a £40 million boost to bolster prison security this year, including £10 million on anti-drone measures such as exterior netting and reinforced windows.