Woman accused of Wigan jail drug smuggling

A woman accused of smuggling Class A drugs at Wigan’s jail failed to turn up to court to answer the allegations.

Lindsay Duffy was due to appear in the dock at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court this week to face three charges of bringing the substances in and/or out of HMP Hindley, at Bickershaw, in December 2018.

The 45-year-old, of Neston Street in Liverpool, is alleged to have “without authorisation, brought, threw or otherwise conveyed” cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), cannabis resin and Psilocybin (a psychoactive mushroom) “into or out of Her Majesty’s prison situated at HMP and YOI Hindley”.

The bench issued a warrant for Duffy’s arrest after her failure to attend the pre-arranged court hearing.