Jail for prison drugs suppliers
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Three men who supplied drugs to a prison have been jailed for a total of four and a half years.
James Smith, 22, who worked as support staff at HMP Ranby turned a blind eye to parcels being picked up by prisoner Luke Carlisle.
Carlisle, 29, had a job in the prison clothing store with Smith who did nothing to stop Carlisle taking the packages, which contained drugs, and distributing them in the prison.
Smith received hundreds of pounds paid into his bank account for his part in the scheme and the pair were arrested on 26 April 2012.
Officers identified a third man, Nelson Neish, who was in Manchester and was the man behind the payments to Smith. He was arrested by Nottinghamshire officers on 9 October 2012 and found in possession of drugs and significant amounts of cash.
All three men pleaded guilty to conspiring together to supply prohibited articles into HMP Ranby between 20 March 2012 and 18 April 2012.
They appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday 16 August.
Neish, 21, also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class C drugs.
Smith had previously entered a guilty plea for misconduct in a public office by wilfully neglecting to perform his duty by failing to notify staff at HMP Ranby of parcels containing drugs and prohibited articles coming into the prison and receiving money for doing so.
Smith was jailed for 12 months, Neish was jailed for 18 months and Carlisle was handed a two year prison sentence.
Detective Inspector Rob McKinnell from the force intelligence bureau said: “The sentences reinforce that crime will not be tolerated anywhere. Anyone who commits to supplying drugs into a prison should not labour under the misapprehension that it will not be noticed, reported or investigated.”