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JAIL chiefs are powerless to stop gangs using drones to flood prisons with drugs, it is feared.

Crooks have sneaked 150 deliveries into Scots nicks with the airborne gadgets in four years.

No-fly zones in England mean drone operators spotted within 400ft of any jail face £2,500 fines or up to ten years behind bars.

But there is no comparable law north of the border.

And last night a prison insider told The Scottish Sun on Sunday: “It’s party time when a drone gets through.

“Halls go from dry to flooded with drugs in minutes.”

The remote-controlled robots cost as little as £15 and some carry 10kg loads.

Blades and phones are among other items smuggled in. And the problem is growing, with around 70 drone flights to jails last year alone — up from just seven in 2021.

Glasgow’s tough Barlinnie topped the list with 55 in four years. HMP Edinburgh had 52.

The Civil Aviation Authority said it is up to ministers or prison chiefs to apply for airspace restrictions.

Scots Tories shadow justice secretary Liam Kerr said: “Ministers cannot continue to turn a blind eye to this growing crisis.

“They should explore every way in which legislation could be implemented up here.”

We told how five inmates at HMP Glenochil, near Alloa, needed hospital treatment after a drugs drop on Christmas Day.

The Scottish Prisons Service said: “Use of drones to bring illicit substances into our establishments is a major challenge.”

The Scottish Government was approached for a comment.

DONALD Trump has demanded “anything we can get” from Ukraine in a marquee speech to his adoring fans.

The Republican also pledged to find out whether tonnes of gold bars are still inside Fort Knox with his pal Elon Musk.

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Zelensky is reportedly not ready to sign the ‘problematic’ minerals deal with the US[/caption]

Trump made the remarks demanding oil and rare earth minerals at a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday as his row with President Volodymyr Zelensky rumbles on.

He said: “I’m dealing with President Zelensky. I’m dealing with President Putin and I’m trying to get the money back or secured.”

The President said that the US has given $350 billion in aid to the war-torn nation while Europe has given $100 billion.

He said: “Europe gave it in the form of a loan, they get their money back.

“We gave it in the form of nothing so I want them to give us something for all of the money that we put up.

“We’re asking for rare earth, oil, anything we can get.”

The president then slammed his predecessor Joe Biden for failing to “get equalisation” with Europe regarding aid as he said the war “does not affect us” like it does the continent.

“How come we went so far out front and he didn’t know that Europe gets its money back? It’s not fair.”

But the President says he believes he is “pretty close to a deal” despite a source telling Sky News that Zelensky is not ready to sign a “problematic” minerals deal with the US.

The deal proposed by Trump’s team would see Kyiv hand over billions of dollars of minerals to Washington DC in exchange for weapons.

The Ukrainian source said: “The agreement is not yet ready to be signed, there are a number of problematic issues, and in the current form of the draft, the president is not ready to accept it.

“Today, the drafts do not reflect a partnership in the agreement and contain only unilateral commitments by Ukraine.”

As the split between the US and Ukraine continues to widen after Trump branded Zelensky a “dictator”, Kyiv has held “productive” talks with US envoy General Keith Kellogg about the deal.

Kellogg has been seen as the mediator between Zelensky and the furious stance of the Trump White House.

During his CPAC speech, the President also said he and pal Elon Musk are planning a trip to Fort Knox in Kentucky to check on the country’s gold.

He said: “Under our administration there will be no tolerance for social security fraud…We’re also going to Fort Knox.

“I’m going to go with Elon. Would anyone like to join us? We want to see if the gold is still there.”

A CHILD has died after being hit by a car in Co Laois.

The boy, aged 5, was initially left in a serious condition after the incident at Kilminchy, Portlaoise on Saturday.

But he died a short time later in hospital.

Emergency services raced to the scene shortly after 4:20pm after the collision between the child pedestrian and a car.

He was pronounced dead at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. A post mortem will now take place.

The driver of the car, a woman in her 40s, was not injured.

In a statement on Saturday evening, Gardai said: “Gardai and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois this afternoon Saturday 22nd February, 2025.

“The collision involving a pedestrian and a car occurred at approximately 4.20pm.

“A male pedestrian, aged 5 years was fatally injured and was removed from the scene to Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise in a serious condition. He was pronounced deceased a short time later and a post mortem examination will take place in due course.

“The female driver of the car, aged in his 40s was not injured.

“The road is currently closed and will remain closed overnight and a technical examination is due to be carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators tomorrow morning, Sunday 23rd February, 2025.”

Gardai have issued an appeal to the public.

A spokesperson said: “Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

“Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois between 4:00pm and 5:00pm this afternoon are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”

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