Busted!

Visitors given the boot
Super sleuthing by gate staff at Auckland Prison apprehended two visitors trying to bring in contraband. Strong-smelling glue gave away a male visitor; staff dismantled his shoes to find cannabis and a cell-phone hidden inside. A female visitor was also found trying to smuggle in a brand-new cell-phone.

Tupperware party foiled
A sharp-eyed corrections officer on his way to work at Tongariro/Rangipo Prison spotted a Tupperware container tucked into the grass by the prison entrance. On stopping to investigate he found almost an ounce of cannabis hidden inside.

Intelligence triumphs
The Intelligence Team at Invercargill Prison learned of a planned contraband drop so they ensured the prison’s drug dog was on hand to check visitors. The dog indicated that it had found contraband on a female visitor. When interviewed, she admitted she had hidden cannabis internally inside a condom. She was arrested by Police and taken from the site.

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0800 JAILSAFE (0800 524 572) is a free national phone line for anyone to anonymously phone in information relating to the trafficking of drugs or other crimes in our prisons.