Drugs were sprayed onto letters and newspapers and stitched into clothing in a bid to get around visit restrictions imposed in prisons because of Covid-19, according to the Irish Prison Service. Mountjoy Male Prison saw a rise in mobile phone and weapons seizures and a drop in drug seizures. Limerick Prison recorded a significant rise in weapons seizures (from 34 to 61) and was the next highest after Wheatfield. Seizures of mobile phones in Cork Prison remained unchanged, with a drop in both drug and weapons seizures. Mobile phone seizures doubled, from 11 to 22; drug seizures trebled from nine to 29, weapons seizures jumped from zero to 17 and arrests doubled from six to 13.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2023 23:24 UTC