A man has been jailed after ferrying cannabis into prison on a visit to HMP Preston.

Craig Simpson, 39, entered the prison as a visitor but it was later noticed that both he, and the prisoner he was visiting had untied shoes.

Both pairs of shoes were searched, and inside the shoes initially worn by Simpson four bags of cannabis resin were found. 

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Simpson, 39, of Cooper Close, Fleetwood was jailed for eight months on 19 February, following a guilty plea. 

PC Nathan Harrowing, of South Division, said: “I welcome Simpson receiving a custodial sentence for his actions.

“I hope that this shows how seriously we take these crimes, we will not tolerate them in Lancashire.”

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