The suspects are said to have operated in such a structured manner that the Public Prosecution Service (OM) suspects them of participating in a criminal organization.
International
The ball starts rolling when the police receive information about an ordering service for prisoners in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Drones would be used to deliver drugs, telephones and weapons to prisons, among other things.
Research led by the Public Prosecution Service subsequently showed that drones have been flown several times at several prisons throughout the country since 2021. In addition to the prisons in Veenhuizen (Drenthe) and Lelystad (Flevoland), the delivery service would have been active at the prison in Zaanstad.
Two drones intercepted
During the corona pandemic, the smuggling method in the Zaanstad Judicial Complex was regularly in the news. For example, De Telegraaf reported in August 2021 that two prisoners had been punished because they were allegedly involved in an attempt to steal three iPhones and several SIM cards. to smuggle into prison.
at the end of that year intercepted two drones in one weekend containing drugs, telephones, cables and wires. A month later, images surfaced via Instagram of probably one of those smuggling operations.
It shows how a prisoner fishes in a taped package through a broken ventilation grille. The Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) already told NH at the time that the package in the video was most likely delivered by drone.
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