An inmate at Cessnock jail allegedly stored mobile phones inside a food packet according to police.
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Corrections officers searched the inmate’s cell about 9.25am Monday, where two mobile phones with batteries and sim cards were allegedly found.
The 32-year-old male prisoner, formerly of Granville, has been charged with possessing a mobile phone in prison.
He is currently serving a four-year minimum sentence for property related offences committed in 2013, with a release date scheduled for 2018.
He will appear before Cessnock Local Court in relation to the new charge on February 22.
Sage Swinton
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
