Jail For Wandsworth Prison Officer

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For smuggling drugs and mobile phones to a prisoner in HMP Wandsworth

A prison officer and the partner of a serving prisoner have been sentenced to a total of ten years' imprisonment for smuggling drugs and mobile phones into HMP Wandsworth, today, (27 May), at Southwark Crown Court.

59 year old Kwaku Boakye, of Moberly Road, Clapham, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment after being found guilty on 21 April of the following offences:
- conveying 2.7g of diamorphine (heroin) into a prison;
- conveying 103g of herbal and skunk cannabis into a prison;
- conveying 18 mobile phones into a prison;
- conveying 17 SIM cards into a prison;
- conveying three bottles of wine into a prison.

The partner of a serving prisoner, 34 year old Donna Taylor, of St James Road, Mitcham was sentenced to four years' imprisonment after pleading guilty on 18 April to the following offences:
- conveying 2.7g of diamorphine (heroin) into a prison;
- conveying 103g of herbal and skunk cannabis into a prison;
- conveying 18 mobile phones into a prison;
- conveying 17 SIM cards into a prison.

On 21 April 2014 Boakye arrived for work at HMP Wandsworth at approximately 7.30pm. Upon arrival he was searched by other prison staff and a drugs dog, which indicated there may be drugs on Boakye or in his belongings.

Boakye was searched and found to be in possession of various restricted items including alcohol and herbal cannabis. A bag in his possession contained a large clingfilm-wrapped package containing drugs and mobile phones.

Police from the London Prison Anti Corruption Team launched an investigation and subsequently Donna Taylor was arrested in connection with the case. It was established that Taylor had met Boakye in Clapham and given him items to be smuggled into the prison and handed over to her partner, Jerry Agyemang, who was serving a sentence for a firearms offence inside HMP Wandsworth.

Boakye was paid £360 by Taylor to smuggle the items into the prison.

Investigating officer DC Scott Pavitt of the London Prison Anti Corruption Team, said, "This case has been a long and complex investigation, requiring the close co-operation of our partners in the Prison Service. I hope that these sentences serve as a deterrent to others who wish to engage in corruption which continues the criminality of those serving sentences inside prison."

May 27, 2016