Prison for dealer who flew drug drone into jail

A drug dealer has been jailed for three years after police officers intercepted a drone loaded with cannabis and mobile phones heading over prison walls.

Charlie Adifiyi, 21, of Islington, north London, was tracked down after traces of his DNA were found on a drone brought down outside HMP Pentonville on Aug 14 last year.

It was captured flying towards the prison on CCTV and was intercepted by officers from Operation Airborne – a unit devoted to tackling the number of drones entering Pentonville. It was found to be carrying 4oz (118 grams) of cannabis, two mobile phones and 2.5oz (71.7 grams) of a psychoactive substance.