4 males had been arrested after officers from GMP’s Specialist Operations unit stopped a car on Blackfriars shortly earlier than midnight on Monday 6 April 2026.
After the suspects had been detained, a drone alongside different objects was discovered inside the car.
4 males aged between 24 and 34 had been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to convey prohibited articles into a jail. They continue to be in custody for questioning.
Detective Sergeant Carla Dalton of GMP’s Metropolis of Manchester North Challenger & Jail Staff mentioned: “These arrests mark one other necessary step in our wider efforts to deal with organised crime at its roots and make our streets safer.
“Legal networks typically try to make use of prisons and drones to co‑ordinate severe offences, together with drug provide, violence and exploitation.
“Our officers are decided to forestall this and guarantee these accountable are recognized, disrupted and dropped at justice.
“We are going to proceed working carefully with prisons throughout Larger Manchester to guard our communities and can take sturdy motion in opposition to anybody who seeks to undermine public security.”
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