Overview

• At HMP Edinburgh, governor Fiona Cruickshanks said seized packages have recently included Mounjaro weight‑loss injections and tooth‑whitening strips requested for specific inmates.
• Drones remain a routine route for drugs, phones and weapons, with June footage showing a drop at HMP Wandsworth and prison leaders warning the devices could be used to deliver guns.
• Staff at HMP Edinburgh have intercepted parcels and confiscated inmate-made retrieval tools fashioned from a mop handle and wire, part of wider on-site countermeasures.
• The Scottish Prison Service says it is using technological capabilities and intelligence, working with Police Scotland and partners to disrupt attempts to breach security.
• Police and courts are progressing cases from earlier rings, with four people including a former Staffordshire officer awaiting sentencing after 25 Midlands drops delivered drugs ordered by inmates.