Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 17 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances there have been of the use of drones to deliver drugs to prisons since 2022 to date.
I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:
Since 2022, and up to 9 December, there have been 42 recorded drone incidents that resulted in a successful and confirmed recovery of drugs.