Quartet accused of smuggling items into Hindley Prison set to enter pleas

Four people accused of conspiring to smuggle prohibited items into Hindley Prison will enter their pleas before a Bolton Crown Court judge on November 23.
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Colleen Banks, 48, of Maple Crescent, Leigh, Katherine and Martin Smith, aged 42 and 48 respectively of Church Drive, Orrell, and Kieron Harrop, 23, of Grasmere Avenue, Warrington, are charged with conspiring to bring contraband into the Wigan jail between August 11 and September 6, 2018.

The banned articles are not specified in the charge.

A provisional trial date has been set for September 23 next year.

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