A drone was seized after officer spotted a car parked near HMP Risley.
At around 1.15am on Tuesday, April 25, officers patrolling on Warrington Road near HMP Risley, Warrington, spotted a dark grey BMW 320D parked in a layby. Officers stopped the car and spoke to the people inside.
While police checked the car they found a drone and a small bag of white tablets. Three men aged 32, 35 and 56, from Greater Manchester were arrested on suspicion of conveying an article into a prison.
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Are all being held in police custody and a number of searches are ongoing at addresses in Greater Manchester.
Detective Sergeant Alex Reeves, of Warrington CID, said: "We proactively patrol our prisons on a regular bases and these arrests demonstrate our robust approach to tackling those intent on causing further criminality within our prison systems. I hope that these arrests act as a warning to others who are looking to commit similar offences in Cheshire.”
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