PRISON COMMISSIONER: DRONE TECH NEEDED

Despite tighter security, smugglers are still finding ways to get illegal items into the nation's prisons using drones and inside help. But Acting Prisons Commissioner Hayden Forde tells the TV6 Morning Edition his officers are fighting back, intercepting several drops and cutting down the flow of contraband. Still, he admits rogue officers remain a major threat and says they must be rooted out.

Nicole M Romany has more.