Chelmsford: Charges in prison smuggling investigation
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Officers have secured charges against two people as part of an investigation into the smuggling of goods into a prison.
Our prison liaison team has been working in partnership with HMP Chelmsford to identify individuals suspected of being involved in the throwing of a parcel over the prison wall.
The parcel was recovered and found to contain mobile phones, sim cards and a quantity of cannabis and tobacco.
This investigation resulted in the execution of warrants at two addresses in Witham.
Two arrests were made.
Charges have since been secured against Victoria Jaggers, 50, and Harrison Madge, 19, both of Ness Walk, Witham.
They are charged with conspiring to bring an unauthorised article into a prison and appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday 20 December.
Both were released on bail with conditions attached until a further hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday 17 January.
We work closely with prison colleagues
Inspector Sam Girdlestone, of Chelmsford Community Policing Team, said:
“We work in close partnership with colleagues at HMP Chelmsford to monitor, deter and detect illicit activity.
“These charges are testament to that positive relationship.
“The smuggling of drugs and phones into the prison environment is unacceptable and will be treated very seriously.”
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