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Filmed over a year with behind-the-scenes access to the CPS and West Mercia Police, this film follows senior crown prosecutor Eran Cutliffe as she works to build an extraordinarily complex case aga...inst a network of people both inside and outside prisons who use drone technology to exploit a captive market. Drugs are big business in prisons. On the inside they can can fetch four times their street value, and serving time can become a business opportunity for the kingpin convicts who rule their prison wings. Although prisoners don't have access to funds themselves, family members can pay off the debts their drug-addicted loved ones are racking up on the inside. But to prosecute the offenders, police need evidence of who's involved on the inside and who is flying the packages in. This film follows the investigation and prosecution of an astonishingly prolific criminal gang that uses drones to deliver drugs direct to cell windows at prisons across the UK. Police uncover evidence revealing the precision and frequency of drugs deliveries made by this audacious gang. CCTV footage outside and inside prison helps the prosecution team to piece together who is involved and establish the role of each person within the conspiracy. How the gang is getting paid for the drugs is a conundrum for Eran and the team, but 'following the money' eventually yields dividends. With insights behind the scenes at court, we see how deals are made and the tensions between gang members charged together in a conspiracy.
Filmed over a year with behind-the-scenes access to the CPS and West Mercia Police, this film follows senior crown prosecutor Eran Cutliffe as she works to build an extraordinarily complex case aga...inst a network of people both inside and outside prisons who use drone technology to exploit a captive market. Drugs are big business in prisons. On the inside they can can fetch four times their street value, and serving time can become a business opportunity for the kingpin convicts who rule their prison wings. Although prisoners don't have access to funds themselves, family members can pay off the debts their drug-addicted loved ones are racking up on the inside. But to prosecute the offenders, police need evidence of who's involved on the inside and who is flying the packages in. This film follows the investigation and prosecution of an astonishingly prolific criminal gang that uses drones to deliver drugs direct to cell windows at prisons across the UK. Police uncover evidence revealing the precision and frequency of drugs deliveries made by this audacious gang. CCTV footage outside and inside prison helps the prosecution team to piece together who is involved and establish the role of each person within the conspiracy. How the gang is getting paid for the drugs is a conundrum for Eran and the team, but 'following the money' eventually yields dividends. With insights behind the scenes at court, we see how deals are made and the tensions between gang members charged together in a conspiracy.
| Series: | The prosecutors; Series 2 |
|---|---|
| Episode | 1 |
| First transmission date: | 02-08-2018 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC 2 |
| Published: | 2018 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:58:49 |
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| Directors: | Sara HardyBlue Ryan |
| Producers: | Judith Combeer; Andrew Oates; Eran Cutliffe; Andrew Farmer; Jamie Francis; Michelle Heeley; Shannen Horgan; Simon Lavis; Antonie Muller; Sacha Baveystock |
| Narrator: | Paterson Joseph |
| Contributor: | Jason Atkins |
| Link to related site: | Episode page on BBC2 website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bdq0vq |
| Production number: | FKID258B |
| Videofinder number: | 231068 |
| Available to public: | no |
