Five people in court accused of smuggling drugs and phones into Strangeways with drones

Five people have appeared in court accused of a plot to smuggle drugs and phones into Strangeways prison with drones.
Manchester Evening News

There's a crisis at Strangeways, but we might not know the half of it

A prisons watchdog has failed to produce required inspection reports into HMP Manchester for each of the last three years, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. It has led to a call for reform of ...
AOL

More than 500 phones taken from prison and crushed

More than 500 mobile phones, electronic devices, and SIM cards have been destroyed after they were seized from a men's prison. The devices were taken from inmates at HMP Manchester, formerly known as ...
Daily Mail

Criminal gangs earning up to £50,000 per delivery by dropping off phones, drugs and even takeaways into UK prisons, ex–con claims

Criminal gangs delivering contraband to prisons by flying drones into the grounds are making up to £50,000 per delivery, it has been claimed. The use of drones has soared in recent years with HMP ...