A Thornton Heath man has been jailed for trying to smuggle drugs into a prison.

Ethan Enwonwu, 26, of Haslemere Road had been the subject of a random staff search when he arrived for work at HMP Wandsworth on December 23, 2017.

During the search, drugs, 28 mobile phones and phone accessories were found on him.

Enwonwu was arrested on suspicion of smuggling prohibited items into the prison and at a hearing in Kingston Crown Court on May 1 he pleaded guilty.

At the same court yesterday, (May 17), Enwonwu was sentenced to five years and three months in prison.