Six men have been arrested after allegedly trying to use drones to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into a prison.
It comes after police were called to reports of a burglary at a nearby cricket club on Sheppey shortly before 1.45am on Sunday (November 8).
During a search of the area, officers discovered a suspicious vehicle and detained a man who was inside, as well as another who had been hiding in the back garden of a nearby property.
Officers also found an abandoned drone in a field, believed to have been used in an attempt to drop contraband into the prison.
Packages bound in tights with hooks attached, containing suspected drugs and mobile phones, were recovered nearby.
Patrols in Squires Court stopped a suspicious car shortly after.
One man was found in the driver’s seat while another was discovered in the boot.
Both were detained, and a further package was recovered from beneath the vehicle.
Two more men were then stopped in Eastchurch High Street and arrested on suspicion of being involved in the operation.
Five men from London, aged 21, 23, 23, 25 and 30, and a 24-year-old man from Birmingham, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to convey prohibited items into a prison.
They have since been released on bail while inquiries continue.
