Merseyside Police have arrested a man and recovered a drone and other items following an incident near at HMP Walton in the early hours of yesterday morning.
At around 12.40am, staff at the prison sighted a drone flying over the prison with a package hanging below it. Officers attended and located a man in a nearby field who made off and was detained in a rear garden on Stuart Road North, Bootle.
The drone and controller were located in the field. A package was recovered under a van on Stuart Road North, containing mobile phones, cannabis and tobacco.
A 44-year-old man from Anfield was arrested on suspicion of attempting to supply prohibited articles into prison and has been taken to a police station for questioning.
Detective Chief Inspector Cheryl Rhodes said: “Merseyside Police will continue to seek ways to combat the illegal use of drones through cutting edge technology and information from communities. We continue to work in partnership with HMP Liverpool to keep the prison community and those in the wider community of Merseyside safe.”