CCTV shows Joshua Smith, 30, standing outside HMP Hull trying to hurl over a stash of Class A drugs.
Man fails three times to throw £12k of drugs over prison wall
This is the shocking moment a topless man attempts to throw £12,000 worth of drugs over a prison wall. CCTV video shows Joshua Smith, 30, standing outside HMP Hull trying to hurl over the stash of Class A drugs.
The clip shows shirtless Smith failing three times to get the bundle over in broad daylight on July 11 last year. He managed to get the package over on his fourth attempt, but had managed to gain the attention of a guard inside the jail in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Joshua Smith, 30, tried three times to throw a pack of drugs into HMP Hull (Image: Humberside Police)
Police said analysis of the parcel confirmed an estimated £12,000 of drugs were inside, including a mix of Class A and B, as well as a mobile phone.
After Smith was arrested he initially admitted throwing the package, but then quickly changed tack and replied “no comment” during police questioning.
Smith, of no fixed address, was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison at Hull Crown Court on Monday (August 24).
He had pleaded guilty to two counts of throwing a prohibited article into a prison at a previous hearing.
Det Cons Heather Butler from Humberside Police said: “Smith made the decision to facilitate dangerous drugs entering the prison.
“This behaviour will not be tolerated and we continue to work closely with HM Prison Service to ensure those who engage in this type of crime are held accountable.”
She added: “Thankfully on this occasion the package was found almost instantly and never reached it’s intended destination.
“However these drugs could have had catastrophic consequences and facilitating drugs entering a prison is a criminal offence.”
Ms Butler said Humberside Police would continue to investigate all reports of drug offences and urged the public to report any suspicious behaviour on 101.