Woman caught using kiss to pass drugs to prisoner

A WOMAN tried to pass a large quantity of drugs to a prisoner in Limerick Prison while kissing in the visiting area, a court heard.

When a prison officer became suspicious of the embrace, he discovered Bridget McLoughlin was in the process of passing on 50 relaxer tablets to her partner, Colin Hughes, who is serving seven years for a gun offence.

Inspector Pat Connolly told Limerick District Court yesterday that McLoughlin of Bohergar, Brittas, Caherconlish, visited Hughes in the prison on January 7, 2008.