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France: Drones Become a Wew Tool for Prison Smuggling

Summary by Euronews
In Villefranche-sur-Saône, more than 1,800 deliveries have been recorded in less thantwo months, while in Strasbourg, drone flights now disrupt rescue helicopters.

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Overflights of drones to deliver illegal objects to Strasbourg-Elsau prison force rescue helicopters to avoid the hospital in Hautepierre during the night of "Drones"

·France
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Night flights to the health facility in Hautepierre have been suspended for three weeks, according to a statement from the Bas-Rhin prefecture on Monday, 17 August, but emergency care is not affected.

·Paris, France
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The night flights of civil security helicopters and the UAS have been suspended "for about three weeks" due to deliveries by illegal drones to the prison near the large hospital.

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The night flights of Civil Security and Samu "were suspended for about three weeks" to this large Strasbourg hospital, due to the inconvenience caused by illegal deliveries by drones to detainees.

·Paris, France
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At the Strasbourg hospital (Bas-Rhin), emergency helicopters can no longer land at night because of repeated overflights of private drones. However, this is the fastest and safest way to get the sick to the nearest hospital. Prefecture takes the matter very seriously. The authorities plan to land the helicopters on a football field nearby, even on the highway. (Transports).

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franceinfo.fr broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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