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A group of drug smugglers and money launderers – including a prison officer, multiple inmates and their relatives – have been jailed for over 25 years following a lengthy police probe at a Doncaster jail.
A six-year inquiry by South Yorkshire Police’s Prison Anti-Corruption Unit saw 11 defendants admit the roles they played in helping to smuggle MDMA, steroids, Spice, cannabis, mobile phones and other banned items into HMP Lindholme between August 2018 and July 2019.
Officers unravelled a complex criminal network, which began when a search of prison officer Victoria Sked’s bag led to the discovery of an open Pot Noodle with two cling film wrapped packages inside it.
The 26-year-old, who was just days away from leaving her role in the prison service, was arrested on suspicion of conveying prohibited articles into prison, with the packages found to have contained quantities of suspected cannabis.
By Darren Burke; Source
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