Man charged for trying to convey prohibited items into prisons via a drone.
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Detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) have charged a man from Merseyside for trying to convey prohibited items into prisons via a drone.
Curtis Carney, 36, of Cotton Way, Liverpool was arrested on 21 May 2025 following a joint investigation by the NWROCU’s Prison Intelligence Unit and His Majesty Prison and Probation Service (HMPSS). He has now been charged with the following offences:
- Conspiracy to bring / throw / convey a List ' A ' prohibited article into a prison
- Conspiracy to bring / throw / convey a List ' B ' prohibited article into a prison
He has remanded until his next appearance at Liverpool Magistrates Court on 19 June.