Ringo
09/05/2007, 7:14 AM
Eight mobiles found in Portlaoise jail
Wednesday, 9 May 2007 08:09
Mobile phones, smuggled drugs and home made alcohol have been found in a search of the maximum-security Portlaoise Prison.
The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that the jail of some of the country's most notorious criminals was scoured yesterday.
Eight mobile phones, three sim cards, various drugs, including ecstasy tablets, syringes and home made alcohol were all part of the haul.
A pet budgie was also uncovered.:eek:
The focus of the hunt was the area where some of Ireland's biggest criminals are housed.
Members of Dublin and Limerick gangs were locked in their cells while the search was undertaken.
All available prison officers were on duty for the search ordered by new governor Ned Whelan.
It comes a week after the outcry provoked by armed robber John Daly calling into RTE's Liveline programme on a mobile phone from his cell in Portlaoise.
Daly has since been transferred to Cork Prison.
printable version
send to a friend
Story from RTÉ News:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0509/portlaoise.html?rss
The guards never noticed the budgie before:rolleyes:
Wednesday, 9 May 2007 08:09
Mobile phones, smuggled drugs and home made alcohol have been found in a search of the maximum-security Portlaoise Prison.
The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that the jail of some of the country's most notorious criminals was scoured yesterday.
Eight mobile phones, three sim cards, various drugs, including ecstasy tablets, syringes and home made alcohol were all part of the haul.
A pet budgie was also uncovered.:eek:
The focus of the hunt was the area where some of Ireland's biggest criminals are housed.
Members of Dublin and Limerick gangs were locked in their cells while the search was undertaken.
All available prison officers were on duty for the search ordered by new governor Ned Whelan.
It comes a week after the outcry provoked by armed robber John Daly calling into RTE's Liveline programme on a mobile phone from his cell in Portlaoise.
Daly has since been transferred to Cork Prison.
printable version
send to a friend
Story from RTÉ News:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0509/portlaoise.html?rss
The guards never noticed the budgie before:rolleyes: