<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A drone has allegedly flown a package to an inmate in a major security breach at South Australia's largest prison.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sources told 9News the unmanned device entered the airspace of Adelaide's Yatala Prison about 8pm yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It hovered outside the third storey of the B division when an inmate appeared to reach out of a barred window to retrieve a delivery.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/coral-adventurer-cruise-ship-hits-coral-reef-two-months-after-passenger-died-left-behind-lizard-island/a6be1a50-1555-4823-9a69-634f879b67b7" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Investigation under way after embattled cruise ship runs aground</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today, the SA Department for Correctional Services confirmed there was a breach and an attempt to introduce contraband to the prison.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Staff responded quickly and were able to secure evidence, the department said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The incident was reported to the police. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/adelaide-yatala-prison-drone-allegedly-flies-package-to-prisoner/d2d7eb1a-bcc8-45fe-8fea-85bed162e79d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News was told officers uncovered a concealed mobile phone, with a battery and charger, in an inmate's cell.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They also seized a glass pipe and illegal drugs during the search. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The inmate at the centre of the incident is believed to have been moved to the ultra-secure G division. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are investigating how the drone flew into prison airspace and who was flying it. `</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>