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Woman Jailed for 16 Months for Smuggling Drugs Into HMP Humber

The court imposed custody to deter smuggling that erodes prison safety.

Overview

  • Natasha Wilson, 53, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court to 16 months after admitting bringing cannabis and Subutex into HMP Humber.
  • Prison officers detained her when a package fell from under her skirt at the end of a visit to an inmate described in court papers as her stepson.
  • Officers recovered a 67.2g block of cannabis and five Subutex tablets, a heroin substitute, worth about £4,000 inside the prison.
  • Wilson told the court she dipped the cannabis in coffee to try to evade sniffer dogs and expected £500 of private dental work as payment.
  • A judge said the offence undermined safety and discipline in prisons and ruled that only immediate custody was justified.