A man who tried to throw socks stuffed with drugs into a prison has been jailed.
John Bown attempted to get suspected Mamba and packets of tobacco into HMP Ranby, Retford, following an incident in February 2018.
The 43-year-old was seen by an officer who noticed the two thick green socks hanging out of Bown's jacket arms.
As Bown, of Tichborne Street, Leicester, walked back in the direction he'd come from the officer followed and detained him on a grass verge.
Police seized two packages and Bown's phone. Following a further search, two packets of tobacco were seized.
A small amount of suspected Mamba was also found.
Bown was charged with possession of drugs and attempting to throw prohibited items into the prison and has been jailed for 12 months.
He was locked up after pleading guilty at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday (March 3).
PC Qivind Merrygold, of Nottinghamshire Police, who led the investigation, said: "Attempting to smuggle drugs or other items into prison is totally unacceptable.
"Anyone thinking about doing something like this should be under no illusion that we are proactively looking to stop this and bring those involved to justice."
