Major investigation smashes nationwide prison drone gang

'Painstaking and complicated' investigation was undertaken by a small, dedicated team of detectives from West Mercia Police.

A drone which taken down in mid-flight by a prison officer in a separate incident. (PA)

A major organised crime gang that used drones to smuggle drugs, weapons and mobile phones with an estimated value of up to £1.2million into prisons across the country has been rumbled. Ringleader Craig Hickinbottom co-ordinated a gang of...