QUIRKY WORLD ... Drugs drop by drone sparks riot in prison

USA: A drone dropped a package of drugs into a prison yard in Ohio while inmates were outside, sparking a fight, prison officials said.

The package was dropped at the Mansfield Correctional Institution, about 100km southwest of Cleveland. It contained almost a quarter of an ounce of heroin, over 2 ounces of marijuana and more than 5 ounces of tobacco, JoEllen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, told the Mansfield News Journal.

Smith said there have been other instances of drones breaching security and the agency is taking steps to increase awareness and drone detection.