Last July, the UK handed out its first ever jail sentence to an individual using a quadcopter to smuggle contraband into prison. Now, the government has announced the formation of a new specialist squad to tackle the problem nationally.

The new squad will be formed of police and prison officers, and will primarily be an information-sharing exercise. (If you were imagining officers using drone-blocking guns or specially-trained eagles to take down rogue quadcopters, think again.) Investigators will look into smugglers’ methods and drones-of-choice, sharing the data with forces across the country.

Prisons minister Sam Gyimah said there was a “clear” threat posed by drones, and that the government was “absolutely determined to tackle the…

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