Drone Smuggling Ring Jailed, Prison Security Threatened

0:00On March 3rd, a gang led by 29-year-old Shavokatula Moceni has been jailed for running a drone smuggling ring into UK prisons. They delivered drugs, mobile phones, and even knives, right to inmate cells across London and Southeast England. At its peak, the operation handled 75% of all drone drops into London prisons between December 2024 and February 20, 25. The crew targeted at least nine facilities, including wormwood scrubs, Brixton, Pettinville, Wandsworth, Norwich, and Lester. They drove to the sites in the early morning hours, used lookouts, and flew packages through windows on demand. Six other members, Hashem Al-Hassani, Muhammad Hamud, Faiz Salah, Zahar Isaki, Mustafa Ibrahim, and Immanuel Fisniku, helped his drivers and spotters for cash payments. Prison staff faced big challenges stopping these drops due to shortages, often spotting drones but lacking numbers for quick searches. Inmates hid the goods fast, worsening security, and fueling more crime inside.

1:04The judge highlighted how the setup turned prisons into hot spots for further trouble from the smuggled items. Police caught Moceni in some accomplices last February 26th, on route to Norwich, with a drone, phones, cannabis, and a flick knife in there. Car. Court records show he pocketed over 26,785 pounds from prisoners' relatives for the deliveries. With Moceni getting five years and three months behind bars, and the others handed sentences from 27 to 33 months, authorities, helped this cracks down on the growing drone threat to Jail's nationwide.