EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 8 MIN
Prison officers netted in organised crime sting
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Twenty people have been charged in an organised crime sting across several jails following an almost year-long investigation. Fifteen prison staff and five members of the public connected to inmates were among those arrested. It's alleged the Corrections' officers working at Mount Eden jail were smuggling contraband like cellphones and meth into the prison. Staff employed by the prison operator Serco have also been arrested. Police believe the mobile phones were being used by prisoners to run their drug importation and distribution operations while locked up. Corrections' chief Executive Rachel Leota spoke to Lisa Owen.
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Twenty people have been charged in an organised crime sting across several jails following an almost year-long investigation. Fifteen prison staff and five members of the public connected to inmates were among those arrested. It's alleged the Corrections' officers working at Mount Eden jail were smuggling contraband like cellphones and meth into the prison. Staff employed by the prison operator Serco have also been arrested. Police believe the mobile phones were being used by prisoners to run their drug importation and distribution operations while locked up. Corrections' chief Executive Rachel Leota spoke to Lisa Owen.
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