Brazil police foil phone smuggling

The police in Brazil have foiled a plot to smuggle mobile phones into a high-security prison using a remotely-controlled model helicopter.



Four people were reportedly arrested and the high-tech toy recovered after police stopped a car near to the jail.



Mobile phones are widely used by prisoners inside jails in Brazil to continue directing criminal activities.



BBC reports said earlier this year prison guards in the same state discovered that pigeons were being used to carry mobile phone parts.



Its believed the plot to smuggle the mobile phones into the Presidente Venceslau high security jail in Sao Paulo state was only stymied when police stopped a car as part of a routine check.



They reportedly found the one-metre long model helicopter with a basket-like container attached to its base in the trunk of the vehicle.



Inside were nine mobile phones wrapped in a disposable diaper,while another five phones were also discovered in the vehicle.



Four suspects were arrested following the find.