Man faces jail after taking cannabis into Highpoint Prison
A drug smuggler could be jailed for taking cannabis into a prison.
A drug smuggler could be jailed for taking cannabis into a prison.
Virgilio Melim, 47, pleaded guilty to two offences of taking a prohibited article into a prison at Ipswich Crown Court.
The court heard that Melim, of Clipstone Street, London, had been caught with a quantity of cannabis in January at Highpoint Prison, Stradishall.
A pre-sentence report is currently being prepared, prior to Melim's sentencing at a later date.
Judge David Goodin told the 47-year-old that he would be granted bail until he returns to court to be sentenced this month.
He said: "You must understand that taking drugs into prison is ordinarily followed by custody. It is very much in the mind of the court."
Melim appeared in court on March 21.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk 01/04/2014
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