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Drug-smuggling drones rampant in Canadian prisons, says corr…

Layers of barbed wire fencing surround the Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford, B.C. The massive, concrete prison sits among rural fields across from an elementary school, about 70 kilometres east of Vancouver. Despite the fortification, the union representing correctional officers says bundles of drugs have literally — and routinely — been dropping from …

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Prisons struggle to swat drug-smuggling drones

Documents obtained by The Age show drones have slipped past prison defences that until recently were hobbled by a reliance on manual observation by guard patrols and CCTV to protect airspace over the sprawling complexes. One incident report, released through freedom of information, shows authorities failed to detect a drone …

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Anti-drone technology could be introduced in English prisons…

The government could introduce an anti-drone system to stop drug smuggling in English prisons after a successful six-month experiment in Guernsey prompted ministers to consider a U-turn about the technology. Prison governors and officers and the chief inspector of prisons have expressed frustration at the failure of HM Prison Service …

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