🎥🤯 Talk about being caught red-handed! A mother-daughter duo, Hayley Price and Kaci Stones, were busted after their daring attempt to fly a drone packed with cannabis into HMP Parc prison went spectacularly wrong. The plan to drop the goods for inmate Shaun Lau hit a snag when the drone smacked into a tree just outside prison walls. 🌳🚁
Police quickly swooped in and found over 1.1kg of cannabis in their car, along with phones and SIM cards. A search at Price’s Nottingham home revealed traces of cocaine, heroin, MDMA, and other drugs. It turns out they were part of a larger gang run by Lau and Daniel Yeboah, smuggling everything from super heroin to cocaine. 📱👮🏻
Yeboah, organizing deals straight from his prison cell, was caught with a phone and still flaunting his illegal business on social media. Lau and Yeboah’s network was extensive, involving several accomplices, including Price’s own mother, Angela. The gang even hatched a plan to smuggle cocaine concealed in biscuit tins, which was cleverly intercepted by Border Force officers at Gatwick. 📦✈️
But justice came down hard at Nottingham Crown Court, where the gang faced charges for a multitude of crimes. Lau and Yeboah each received hefty 20-year sentences, while Hayley Price got 10 years. Her daughter Kaci was handed a 15-month suspended sentence, and Angela received three and a half years. 🏛️⚖️
Detective Inspector James McDonagh slammed their operations, saying, “They’ve continually ignored the justice system, driven by greed and fully aware of the risks to the community.” 💬🕵️♂️
This bust not only brings a dramatic end to their criminal escapades but also highlights the lengths people will go to for a quick buck. 🚓💥