Man jailed for throwing heroin into prison

A MAN has been jailed for 22 months for throwing a bag of heroin and a mobile phone into Edinburgh's Saughton Prison.

The city's sheriff court heard Steven McIvor, 26, had been told to carry out the crime by another prison resident when he was last in jail.

Fiscal depute Gerard Drugan said McIvor was spotted buying items to prepare for the drug being thrown over the wall. He was then seen lobbing an item over the wall which was found to be heroin and a phone.

Mr Drugan said the drugs would have been worth around 300 on the streets but could reach more inside the prison. He added the phone would also have been valuable.

McIvor, of Edinburgh Prison, admitted carrying out the offence on August 2 this year at HMP Edinburgh, Stenhouse Road, Edinburgh.

Sheriff Neil MacKinnon told McIvor custody was the only option to reflect the seriousness of the crime. He added that the sentence had been reduced to reflect his guilty plea.