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Smugglers were thwarted flying drugs into a prison with an Amazon-style delivery drone

Published 07:19 22 Mar 2015 GMT

Updated 10:19 22 Mar 2015 GMT

Ben Kenyon
Smugglers were thwarted flying drugs into a prison with an Amazon-style delivery drone

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Amazon are about to start trialing drone deliveries.

But some crafty smugglers have already been road-testing the idea - with drugs, weapons and a mobile phone. Police say attempts were made to fly a drone carrying the illegal goods into Bedford jail. But the 'pioneering flight' failed when the remote-controlled vehicle became caught in netting outside the prison. Jailers found a parcel containing drugs, the phone, a knife blade and screwdrivers. Maybe leave the drone deliveries to Amazon in future.

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Smugglers were thwarted flying drugs into a prison with an Amazon-style delivery drone