Drugs allegedly hidden in baby's nappy

2:09p.m. 19th August 2008

A 20-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Woodford Correctional Centre in her baby's nappy on Saturday.

The woman and her two children were scheduled to visit a 22-year-old male prisoner at the centre when a search of the 10-month-old's nappy allegedly located two small green water balloons containing tablets, believed to be Subutex, a narcotic medication similar to morphine and heroin.

"A further search at the woman's Bundamba home located a utensil inside a child's backpack and a clip seal bag of green leafy material," Corrective Services minister Judy Spence said.

"The woman has been charged with supply of a dangerous drug within a correctional facility, possession of a dangerous drug, possession of an implement and failing to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court.

"The prisoner has also been charged with one count of supply of a dangerous drug within a correctional facility.

"The woman and the prisoner are both scheduled to appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on September 25 in relation to the charges of supplying drugs within a correctional centre."

In another case a 28-year-old man has been charged with supply of a dangerous drug within a correctional facility and released on bail yesterday.

"He was charged on Sunday when a search located a small plastic bag hidden on his body. He was scheduled to visit a 33-year-old prisoner at Brisbane Correctional Centre," Ms Spence said.

"It is alleged the bag contained four crushed white tablets."

The man was charged with supply of a dangerous drug within a correctional facility and appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday.

The magistrate granted bail with a condition that he not go within 500m of a correctional facility within Queensland. He is scheduled to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on September 9.