Criminals are using dead rats to smuggle “zombie drug” spice and mobile phones into jail because the prison black market for them is so lucrative. Three dead rats stuffed with drugs, mobile phones, chargers and SIM cards were found by officers at HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset after being thrown over the prison walls. One prison board member claimed even a single cigarette could cost as much as pounds 100 on the black market. Drugs and mobile phones behind bars put prisoners, prison officers and the public at risk. “In order to tackle drugs we need technology,” said Chris Hutchinson, a board member at Durham prison.

Source: National Post March 25, 2019 00:22 UTC