Two attempts to smuggle prohibited items into Drama and Larissa correctional facilities using drones were thwarted over the weekend.

A lawyer has been arrested on suspicion of introducing drugs into the Porto Prison, highlighting the evolving and persistent issue of drug trafficking within correctional facilities.

The Serbian Administration for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions has denied claims by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) that facial recognition cameras are being used in Serbian correctional facilities.

Three Polish citizens, wanted on arrest warrants, were apprehended directly at airports upon their return to Poland and immediately transferred to correctional facilities.