Woman sentenced for attempting to smuggle drugs into Wiltshire jail
30 year old Ishmai Williams tried to take substances into Erlestoke
A woman's been sentenced for trying to smuggle drugs into Wiltshire's Erlestoke Prison.
30 year old Ishmai Williams from Legging Road in Birmingham, has been given a nine month jail term, suspended for two years.
She's been convicted of two counts of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug, and two counts of conveying a prohibited article.
Williams, who was acting as a legal representative at the time of the incident, has also been ordered to carry out 20 days of rehab activities and pay a £156 victim surcharge.
What happened?
She travelled from Birmingham to Erlestoke in May 2022, and tried to take in around 200 grams of cannabis and seven sheets of A4 paper soaked with spice - a synthetic cannabinoid.
Prison officers stopped her on entry, as they could smell the cannabis.
Detective Inspector Tom Straker, of Central CID said:
"Wiltshire Police has, and will continue to have, a zero tolerance approach to this behaviour. Williams, acting as a Legal Representative at the time, abused her position when she attempted to take prohibited items in to Erlestoke Prison.
"We accept the sentence imposed by the court, but this should act as a clear deterrent to anyone who thinks that it in acceptable to travel to Wiltshire with the intent to supply drugs, both in and out of the prison system."