Arrests over drug-soaked paper prison plot

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Two men arrested over plot to supply drug-soaked paper to prison inmates

Two men arrested during dawn raids are suspected of plotting to supply drug-soaked paper to prison inmates.

The letters were intended for inmates who it is thought would tear off strips of the A4 lined paper to smoke.West Midlands Police said nearly 30 sheets had been recovered and were discoloured and tinged around the edges. The force linked the letters having spotted similarities of handwriting and common spelling mistakes.Police seized a drone and several micro mobile phones hidden under a kitchen plinth, which are often smuggled into prisons.Det Insp Tom Bowman said: "Tests have shown the sheets of paper had been soaked in a solution of water and synthetic cannabinoid before likely being oven-dried.

 

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