The UK has set up a new specialist police unit to monitor growing incidents of unmanned drones dropping contrabands like drugs and mobile phones into prisons. <br/><br/>According to official figures, there has been a sharp increase in incidents involving drones in the recent years, with gadgets being detected in or around jails in England and Wales 33 times in 2015. This is up from two the year before and there were no recorded incidents in 2013.<br/><br/>The new squad of prison and police officers will work with law enforcement agencies and Prison and Probation Service to inspect drones that are recovered in a bid to identify those involved in attempts to smuggle in contraband.<br/>'''<br/><br/>

The UK has set up a new specialist police unit to monitor growing incidents of unmanned drones dropping contrabands like drugs and mobile phones into prisons. <br/><br/>According to official figures, there has been a sharp increase in incidents involving drones in the recent years, with gadgets being detected in or around jails in England and Wales 33 times in 2015. This is up from two the year before and there were no recorded incidents in 2013.<br/><br/>The new squad of prison and police officers will work with law enforcement agencies and Prison and Probation Service to inspect drones that are recovered in a bid to identify those involved in attempts to smuggle in contraband.<br/>'''<br/><br/>