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Carlisle gang jailed for plot to smuggle drugs into HMP Northumberland | Carlisle gang jailed for plot to smuggle drugs into HMP Northumberland |
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The operation was run by prison inmate Dixon, (right) with the help of Schwencke (left) on the "outside" | The operation was run by prison inmate Dixon, (right) with the help of Schwencke (left) on the "outside" |
A gang has been jailed in connection with a "daring" plot to smuggle drugs into a prison. | A gang has been jailed in connection with a "daring" plot to smuggle drugs into a prison. |
The operation was run by an inmate who planned to supply drugs with the help of people on the "outside". | The operation was run by an inmate who planned to supply drugs with the help of people on the "outside". |
The scheme also involved bundles of drugs, phones and syringes being thrown over a prison fence that were intercepted by prison officers. | |
Five people were jailed at Carlisle Crown Court for between 10 years and 27 months. | Five people were jailed at Carlisle Crown Court for between 10 years and 27 months. |
The court heard how the operation was run by Stephen Dixon while he was an inmate at HMP Northumberland. | The court heard how the operation was run by Stephen Dixon while he was an inmate at HMP Northumberland. |
Using a phone secreted in his cell, the 35-year-old ran the "large-scale" operation which involved supplying large amounts of class A drugs with his "man on the outside" Dylan Schwencke, 25. | Using a phone secreted in his cell, the 35-year-old ran the "large-scale" operation which involved supplying large amounts of class A drugs with his "man on the outside" Dylan Schwencke, 25. |
Schwencke's role was to recruit drugs couriers and arrange for drugs to be stored in warehouses. | Schwencke's role was to recruit drugs couriers and arrange for drugs to be stored in warehouses. |
Beardmore admitting trying to smuggle drugs into prison and was jailed for 42 months | Beardmore admitting trying to smuggle drugs into prison and was jailed for 42 months |
On 23 December 2019, another member of the gang Clare Karpinski, 46, drove to HMP Northumberland, where an unidentified passenger hurled two packages over the fence. | On 23 December 2019, another member of the gang Clare Karpinski, 46, drove to HMP Northumberland, where an unidentified passenger hurled two packages over the fence. |
They contained cocaine, hundreds of tablets of other drugs, as well as iPhones, SIM cards, steroids, syringes and needles. | They contained cocaine, hundreds of tablets of other drugs, as well as iPhones, SIM cards, steroids, syringes and needles. |
The packages were supposed to be picked up by Karpinski's son, 23-year-old inmate Chance Beardmore, but they were intercepted by prison officers who found them near the fence. | |
Dixon, of Blackwell Road, Carlisle, and Schwencke, of Warnell Drive, also Carlisle, both admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine. | Dixon, of Blackwell Road, Carlisle, and Schwencke, of Warnell Drive, also Carlisle, both admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine. |
Dixon was jailed for eight years eight months, and Schwencke for 10 years and six months. | Dixon was jailed for eight years eight months, and Schwencke for 10 years and six months. |
Clare Karpinski admitted trying to smuggle drugs into a prison and was jailed for 27 months | Clare Karpinski admitted trying to smuggle drugs into a prison and was jailed for 27 months |
Beardmore and Karpinski both of Bedford Road, Birkenhead, and Schwencke, admitted conveying articles into prison. | Beardmore and Karpinski both of Bedford Road, Birkenhead, and Schwencke, admitted conveying articles into prison. |
Beardmore was jailed for 42 months, and Karpinski for 27 months. | Beardmore was jailed for 42 months, and Karpinski for 27 months. |
Judge Nicholas Barker said the cocaine supply enterprise run by Dixon and Schwencke had been "large scale, well-informed and a well connected conspiracy." | Judge Nicholas Barker said the cocaine supply enterprise run by Dixon and Schwencke had been "large scale, well-informed and a well connected conspiracy." |
He also said the plot to smuggle contraband into prison had been "very determined". | He also said the plot to smuggle contraband into prison had been "very determined". |
Another man involved in the plot, Simon Pipes, 30, of School Road, Cumwhinton, was jailed for six years at a previous hearing. | Another man involved in the plot, Simon Pipes, 30, of School Road, Cumwhinton, was jailed for six years at a previous hearing. |
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