# Gang jailed over prison drug smuggling racket

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gang-jailed-over-prison-drug-smuggling-racket/
- Published: 2026-11-02T17:58:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T18:29:14+00:00
- Original publisher: feeds.bbci.co.uk (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8zxle51w3r0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Culture, Food, Health, Medicine, Sheffield

## Key points

- Four people were jailed for a prison drug-smuggling conspiracy.
- False parcels exploited the system for transferring inmates’ belongings.
- Drugs were hidden in everyday food and household products.

## Summary

Four people have been jailed for a conspiracy that smuggled cannabis, ketamine and spice into prisons across the UK. The group exploited the process for forwarding prisoners’ belongings during transfers, using false parcels to get drugs into jails.

Brandon Horne, 23, received four years and Kieran Murphy, 30, six years; both pleaded guilty to drug offences. Lydia Pinnington, 28, was jailed for five and a half years, and Michelle Midgley, 48, for 32 months. Drugs were concealed in items including hot dog tins, mouthwash, washing powder, biscuit packets, coffee sachets and noodles.

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