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19.06.2024 - 16:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A prison officer has been jailed after smuggling over £100,000 worth of drugs and phones into Forest Bank Prison.
Farrah Jones, 28, a prison custody officer working for Geoamey, a transport service for inmates, was seen by colleagues going into the toilet at the reception at HMP Forest Bank.
The toilet was searched, with colleagues finding two plastic-wrapped packages in a paper bin. They were later found to contain yellow and white tablets and cannabis resin, Manchester Crown Court heard.
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Whilst they were searching the toilet, a prisoner who worked in the reception as a trustee asked to go to use the bathroom.
“It is thought that, had the packages not been intercepted, he is the likely route by which they would have been further smuggled onto the wings of the prison,” prosecutor Henry Blackshaw said.
Jones had been captured on camera smuggling the drugs underneath her clothing, using a hot water bottle to hide her stomach.
That evening, on November 30 of last year, Jones was found sitting in her car, which was parked, with its lights on on Ashawe Terrace in Little Hulton by officers after they smelt cannabis in the air. Also in the car was her ‘close friend’ Steven Wimbleton.
Both were arrested and Jones tested positive for cocaine. The car was searched, revealing huge quantities of drugs, as well as multiple iPhones, Zanco phones, phone chargers and a knife.
In the boot of Jones’ car, officers also recovered a 9mm pistol with a live round, containing DNA of Wimbleton.
Jones’ home, where she lives with her parents, was searched. Officers found over £10,000 in cash hidden in her bedroom. At Wimbleton’s
An XL Bully dog has been shot dead by police officers after attacking and injuring a woman in Salford.
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