Woman busted smuggling £6,000 of hashish into jail – she stashed it in bra
A woman has been busted for trying to slip weed into prison using her bra.
Leah Burke was caught in the act at Nottinghamshire lock-up Lowdham Grange and was ordered to Nottingham Crown Court where the true value of her underwear stash was revealed.
The court heard Burke attempted to smuggle cannabis with a street value of £250 but behind bars the price shoots up to a whopping £6,600 to inmates, NottinghamLive reports
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The 30-year-old woman tried to bolt, saying she “wanted to go home,” only to be nabbed with the green goods. It turns out she was already on thin ice, having been bailed after a similar offence down in the Thames Valley area.
Slapping her with a 15-month stretch, Judge Nirmal Shant KC said: “The amount found was not for personal use but was intended for a person who was threatening you and for extensive supply within the prison system. Although it was a relatively small amount it had a much higher value in prison into the thousands.”
The judge added: “You have had the best part of seven months to reflect on that (on remand in prison) and this sentence means you will not be released immediately but in the near future because you have served the equivalent of 14-and-a-half months already.”
Prosecutor Lucky Thandi revealed a prison search uncovered drugs stashed in Burke’s bra. Ms Thandi explained: “Once she was arrested her car in the car park was also searched and was found to contain a similar sized package inside the driver’s door.”
Further drama unfolded as cops raided her Liverpool pad, turning up ketamine and cocaine, plus digital scales. The prison haul was estimated at a whopping £6,600.
Gregor Purcell, on the defence bench, claimed Burke had been strong-armed into the offence with nasty threats hanging over her head.
He told the court: “The cannabis is worth £250 on the streets but it goes up so much because of its value in the prison system and she accepts that. She pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity which perhaps demonstrates her remorse and just this week she has watched 15 prisoners leave on the (Government’s) early release scheme.”
“Had this matter been dealt with earlier, that might have been one of those herself.”