Two men arrested and drone recovered by police outside Greater Manchester prison
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Two men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of Conspiracy to Convey Prohibited Articles into Prison and were later bailed pending further investigations. GMP’s Neighbourhood Policing Team alongside Prison Liaison Officers in Wigan recovered a drone at the scene of the arrests.


On Tuesday January 28 officers out on proactive patrol around HMP Hindley spotted two men acting suspiciously, tracking them until they reached the walls of the prison. After observing their movements, officers moved in and detained the suspects. The drone they were in possession of was also seized by our officers, it is believed that they were trying to smuggle illegal commodities into the prison.
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Hide AdPS Dan Canavan from the Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “These latest arrests should serve as a reminder that we take this type of offending seriously and those who choose to engage in this type of crime can expect to be targeted, arrested and prosecuted.
“We have been out regularly patrolling the perimeter of HMP Hindley in recent weeks and have gathered some vital intelligence that assisted us in this arrest, as well as information we can use in the future. We recognise the impact this criminality has within the prison establishments and the wider community.”
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