Prison visitor locked-up after being caught trying to smuggle drugs into Doncaster jail
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Sheffield Crown Court heard on January 19 how Daryl Williams, aged 28, of no fixed abode, was caught trying to pass 52.4 grammes of the class B controlled drug to an inmate he was visiting at HMP Doncaster.
Brian Outhwaite, prosecuting, said Williams was seen by a prison officer who was with a search dog which showed an interest in Williams.
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Hide AdCCTV also captured Williams putting a hand down his trousers, according to Mr Outhwaite, and taking out a package and transferring it to an inmate who put it in his waistband.
The defendant initially denied the offence and claimed he had passed a food item to the inmate and he had not seen the package before.
However Williams, who has previous convictions, pleaded guilty to conveying a prohibited item into HMP Doncaster in March, 2019.
Andrew Petterson, defending, said Williams has no convictions for drug trafficking and he has never received a custodial sentence before and his last previous offence dates back to 2017.
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Hide AdJudge Rachael Harrison told Williams: “Taking drugs into prison undermines the good order of the prison.”
She added that taking drugs into prisons leads to bullying, debt problems and violence and it is a much more serious offence than dealing drugs outside of prisons.
Judge Harrison sentenced Williams to six months of custody.