Merseyside man arrested for trying to fly illegal items into prison with a drone

Emma Downey
By Emma Downey

Senior reporter

Published 23rd May 2025, 15:37 BST

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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 Wednesday following a joint investigation by the NWROCU’s Prison Intelligence Unit and His Majesty Prison and Probation Service (HMPSS).

Curtis Carney, 36, of Cotton Way, Liverpool was arrested on Wednesday following a joint investigation by the NWROCU’s Prison Intelligence Unit and His Majesty Prison and Probation Service (HMPSS). placeholder image
Curtis Carney, 36, of Cotton Way, Liverpool was arrested on Wednesday following a joint investigation by the NWROCU’s Prison Intelligence Unit and His Majesty Prison and Probation Service (HMPSS). | S

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 Thursday, June 19.

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