A PRISON officer was yesterday warned he could be jailed for taking drugs into a young offenders’ institution.
Garry Wilkinson says he was unaware he had the steroids when he was caught with them in his possession at Deerbolt Young Offenders’ Institution, near Barnard Castle, County Durham.
Wilkinson made his admission on his first appearance at Durham Crown Court in relation to the incident, for which he has remained suspended from his job for the past three months.
Although it was only a preliminary hearing, Wilkinson’s barrister, David Comb, asked for the charge to be put to his client.
The 39-year-old officer pleaded guilty to taking a prohibited item, namely 15 methandienone dianabol tablets, into a prison establishment, on September 9.
Mr Comb said he made his guilty plea on a basis agreed with the prosecution.
He said: “The Crown accepts he entered a prison, Deerbolt Young Offenders’ Institution, with 15 Class C body-building steroids and they accept this was due to mere inadvertence that he had them in his possession.”
Following the admission, Judge Christopher Prince said he was considering sentencing Wilkinson at yesterday’s hearing.
But, after further consideration, he said: “I think I’m going to dwell on this case.
“There is a responsibility placed on prison officers not to take drugs into prisons, inadvertently or otherwise.
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Another British guy caught smuggling steroids into a prison.
"Scott Bage, 28, was visiting his brother at HMP Onley, near Daventry, on February 23, when a guard spotted them acting suspiciously.
Rebecca Wade, prosecuting, said: "A prison guard was observing the visit first hand and via CCTV and one of the males shook hands with the inmate in what was thought to be a weird way, pulling each other towards each other. Daniel Bage's hand then went down his trousers and the CCTv showed a small package had been handed to him.
Northampton Crown Court heard how forensic analysis of the package revealed it contained four subutex tablets, which is an H substitute, and 41 methandienone steroids tablets."
Rebecca Wade, prosecuting, said: "A prison guard was observing the visit first hand and via CCTV and one of the males shook hands with the inmate in what was thought to be a weird way, pulling each other towards each other. Daniel Bage's hand then went down his trousers and the CCTv showed a small package had been handed to him.
Northampton Crown Court heard how forensic analysis of the package revealed it contained four subutex tablets, which is an H substitute, and 41 methandienone steroids tablets."
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