Contraband smuggled into prison inside dead rats
Three of the rodents were found inside the perimeter fence at HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset in what is thought to have been the first case of its kind.
Staff patrolling the prison opened the rats up after noticing that their stomachs had been stitched up. They found that the rats' insides had been removed and replaced with five mobile phones and chargers, three SIM cards, cigarette papers, and drugs including spice and cannabis.The rats had been thrown over the prison fence and a prisoner had been waiting to collect them, according to the Ministry of Justice.
In the 12 months to March 2018, there were 13,119 incidents where drugs were found in prisons in England and Wales - a rise of 23% on the previous year.More from Dorset
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