Birthday Cards Laced With Drugs Sent To Inmates
Irish Sunday Mirror|October 25, 2020
Prison staff warned over shock scam
Emma McMenamy
Birthday Cards Laced With Drugs Sent To Inmates

Prison staff have been warned to be mindful of birthday cards sent to inmates after it emerged some had been laced with drugs.

The shocking method of smuggling narcotics came to a staff member’s attention when a prisoner appeared to be getting a large amount of greeting cards in quick succession.

The cards were checked for drugs when it transpired the inmate’s birthday was not for another couple of months.

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