Cannabis plant found in jail cell
A suspected cannabis plant has been found in a cell in a Dorset prison, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.
The suspicious plant was recently discovered by prison officers at HMP The Verne in Portland, a spokesman said.
He added officers believed it was cannabis and it was sent for testing.
The category C prison, which opened in 1949, can house nearly 600 male inmates. Security measures there include mandatory drug testing.
A statement from the Ministry of Justice read: “Vigilant prison officers at HMP The Verne identified a plant in a cell which they believed to be cannabis.
“The plant was sent for testing. Our comprehensive security measures include searching cells, using search dogs and mandatory drug testing of prisoners.
“We take the problem of drugs in prisons very seriously and do everything possible to disrupt their demand and supply.”
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