The investigation into the missing cocaine from the police cells concluded that it had been stolen by one of the prisoners who had already been charged with importing it although he has pleaded not guilty to both charges. The trial has been postponed awaiting analysis of the substance and apparently there have been problems obtaining a licence to import it to UK for analysis.
It appears that prisoners were free to roam within the prison (which is part of the police station), particularly at night, having access to the kitchen, toilets and other prisoners cells. As there is a gap under the door of the cell in which the drugs were being stored (and which was also used to house the police armoury during rebuilding works) the prisoner was able to reach in, fish the packages out and flush the contents down the toilet! One wonders if there were some very animated or sleepy fish and seabirds around the sewage outfall that week.
An extension to the old police station/prison is currently being built - hopefully to higher security standards.
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