Two men arrested after drone spotted flying near east-end Montreal jail

MONTREAL - Two men have been arrested on suspicion of flying a drone near an east-end Montreal jail. Prison guards saw the drone flying near the Riviere-des-Prairies detention centre at around 1 a.m. today and called Montreal police, who arrested the suspects in a nearby wooded area. The men, aged 38 and 42, were found carrying a drone and a package containing at least one cell phone and a battery. Provincial police, who have taken over the investigation, say the prison is being searched in orde