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Bishop Auckland prison ‘drug mule’ faces ‘likely’ jail sentence
The warning was given to Stacey Hanlon over three offences of conveying a prohibited article into HMP Deerbolt, near Barnard Castle, on June 14, last year.
Appearing at a Teesside Crown Court plea hearing, the 39-year-old defendant of Woodland Road, near Bishop Auckland, pleaded guilty to all three counts.
Defendant was caught carrying three different drugs intending to pass them on during a visit to HMP Deerbolt, on June 14 last year (Image: Andy Futers)
They relate to the class B drug ketamine hydrochloride and class C substances gabapentin and dimethylbutanoate.
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Kate Barnes, representing Hanlon, asked if a pre-sentence report could be prepared on the defendant by the Probation Service, as she was “of previous good character”.
Judge Francis Laird KC agreed but told the defendant: “You must understand that despite your previous good character, you are likely to receive a prison sentence for this.”
He bailed Hanlon to attend the sentencing hearing, at Durham Crown Court, on Thursday March 12.