Greater Manchester Police say criminals are employing skilled pilots to drop items into prisons.
Criminals in Greater Manchester are delivering everything from hard drugs to mustard to prison cell windows, police have said.
A spokeswoman for the category B jail, which is run by French prison operator Sodexo, said staff were working with police to "tackle the conveyance of illicit items and reduce levels of violence".Officers have reported other items being smuggled into Greater Manchester's jails, including tobacco, shampoo, shower gel, and even sachets of mustard and tomato ketchup.
The region's other three prisons include the city centre jail HMP Manchester, referred to as Strangeways, HMP Hindley in Wigan, and HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale.
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