A prisoner found to have more than £5000 worth of cannabis hidden down his boxer shorts has had his jail sentence extended.
Bilal Tariq was subjected to a routine search following visiting hours at HMP Peterborough on September 16, 2019.
A prison officer found a small cling filmed package containing tobacco, cannabis and a mobile phone concealed within Tariq’s shorts.
The package was examined by a drugs expert who valued the cannabis at up to £5,200, being worth a higher value inside a prison.
Tariq, previously from Luton, was already currently serving a 26-month sentence for drug supply offences in Bedfordshire.
As a result of the finds he was charged with conveying a prohibited item into a prison, namely cannabis, and possessing a prohibited item inside a prison, namely a mobile phone.
On Wednesday, August 19, Tariq pleaded guilty to the offences at Peterborough Crown Court and was sentenced to eight months in prison which will come into effect at the end of his current term.
A 20-year-old man from Luton was arrested on suspicion of conveying prohibited articles into prison, however no further action has been taken against him.
