Wheatfield Prison tops list for drugs, weapons, and phones seizures

The number of drug seizures in prisons increased last year, but the number of weapons and phones detected by authorities looked set to fall, figures show.

The Irish Prison Service has revealed that up to December 14 last, there had been 1,224 drug seizures across the prison network in 2019 — a third consecutive annual increase and more than 200 more seizures than in 2017.