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Teens arrested over prison drone smuggling attempt

Elliot Ball
BBC News, West Midlands
Getty Images Image of the entrance to HMP Lartin which shows a large rectangular white and black sign which shows the name of the prison. A man in a yellow high-vis jacket is seen in the foreground of the image stood next to a silver SUV car. Getty Images
Police said they were called out after reports that a drone was circling HMP Long Lartin (stock image)

Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle contraband using a drone into a prison.

A package was seized early on Friday after West Mercia Police said they had reports of a drone circling HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton, near Evesham, before 02:00 BST.

Officers followed a vehicle they spotted and stopped it on the A46 in Alcester with four people inside, aged 15, 16, 18 and 19.

A drone, mobile phones, suspected drugs and drug equipment were found inside the vehicle, a force spokesperson said.

Det Ch Insp James Bamber said: "An immediate response from us and good policing work by everyone involved meant we were able to intercept a suspect vehicle before it reached its suspected final destination."

The four suspects remain in police custody.

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