Prison officer jailed after smuggling over £100k worth of drugs and phones into Forest Bank
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 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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Jones had been captured on camera smuggling the drugs underneath her clothing, using a hot water bottle to hide her stomach.
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