Prison officer and murderer sentenced for smuggling contraband

A prison officer and a convicted murderer serving a life sentence, who were both involved in smuggling contraband into Mountjoy prison, have been jailed for a total of seven years by Judge Katherine Delahunt.

Prison officer, Dillon O’Brien (aged 37) who was in charge of landing B3 in the prison, trafficked heroin and mobile phones to inmate Thomas Hinchon, having received the items from Hinchon’s brother Sean.