JohnCenaFan28
01-12-2009, 09:47 PM
Prison officers say a miniature toy helicopter was used to try to drop drugs into a Kent prison.
Guards raised the alarm after the remote control toy was seen zooming over the walls of Elmley Prison at night time.
They spotted the 12-inch long craft on CCTV screens and saw it had a small load slung underneath the fuselage.
The Sun quoted a prison source as saying: "Using a mini-helicopter to get contraband into jails is unprecedented.
"It was pitch black and the officers were sweeping the area using special CCTV cameras when they spotted it. They nearly fell off their chairs.
"They sounded the alarm right away because the helicopter was heading straight for the accommodation blocks."
Staff at the Category C jail in Sheerness, Kent, rushed to the six accommodation blocks but found no sign of the toy or its cargo.
The Sun's source added: "It could have been drugs or a mobile phone in the package. It is possible it was a dummy run."
-Nova
Guards raised the alarm after the remote control toy was seen zooming over the walls of Elmley Prison at night time.
They spotted the 12-inch long craft on CCTV screens and saw it had a small load slung underneath the fuselage.
The Sun quoted a prison source as saying: "Using a mini-helicopter to get contraband into jails is unprecedented.
"It was pitch black and the officers were sweeping the area using special CCTV cameras when they spotted it. They nearly fell off their chairs.
"They sounded the alarm right away because the helicopter was heading straight for the accommodation blocks."
Staff at the Category C jail in Sheerness, Kent, rushed to the six accommodation blocks but found no sign of the toy or its cargo.
The Sun's source added: "It could have been drugs or a mobile phone in the package. It is possible it was a dummy run."
-Nova