Granny smuggles drugs to inmate

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A GRANDMOTHER has been caught on closed circuit TV smuggling in satchels of cannabis to her 17-year-old grandson, an inmate at Grafton’s Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre.

 

Both the woman and her grandson have been charged over the incident, which attracted national media attention.

 

Staff at the facility noticed something suspicious was happening when the woman was spotted retrieving the small bags of cannabis from her sleeve, during a visit with her grandson on August 13 last year.

 

Department of Juvenile Justice chief executive Peter Muir said the department places a high priority on the safety and security of staff and young offenders at Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre.

 

“We will not tolerate visitors bringing contraband into our juvenile justice centres. The department’s security and intelligence unit has strict measures in place to identify contraband, and as the recent example at Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre demonstrates, visitors will face criminal charges,” he said.

 

NSW Juvenile Justice Minister Barbara Perry said two specially trained drug detection dogs dedicated to juvenile justice centres will conduct checks for contraband at Acmena.

 

“The NSW Government has reinforced its zero tolerance towards drugs in juvenile justice centres by introducing a dedicated new K9 unit,” she said.

 

The Juvenile Justice Department said during 2008 and 2009, drug detection dogs were used to search 56 visitors, 124 detainees and 78 cells at Grafton’s Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre.

 

Author: Rodney Stevens

Date: 6th August 2010

Source: Daily Examiner

http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/story/2010...ng-grandmother/

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Should leave the grand mother and young man alone referred to in the above post .... better that her grandson have access to cannabis in prison rather than having to resort to harder drugs. Will be interesting to see the court outcomes of these two cases.

 

Prison guard charged with drug offences

 

A guard at a Melbourne women's prison is facing serious drugs charges..

 

A prison officer at a women's prison in Melbourne's west is facing drugs charges.

 

The guard at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre was arrested after a month-long operation by Victoria Police and Corrections Victoria.

 

Police say drugs and other equipment were found at a house linked to the officer in the western suburbs.

 

38 year old Ayhan Soylemez of Sunshine West faces a number of charges, including taking contraband into a prison and trafficking heroin and amphetamines.

 

He has also been charged with Misconduct in Public Office.

 

The officer was due to face the Melbourne Magistrate's Court today, but because of an administrative bungle, his bail was extended and he will return to court next month.

 

Corrections Victoria Commissioner Bob Hastings says work will continue to stamp out corruption in Victoria's prison system.

 

"Any behaviour that attacks the integrity of the Corrections system and unfairly reflects on the vast majority of staff doing the right thing will not be tolerated," he said.

 

Date: 4 August 2010

Source: ABC News

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/04/2972856.htm