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Comical moment bungling crook fails three times to throw £12,000 worth of drugs over a prison wall

The Mirror UK News · 26 August 2026 at 20:22

Comical moment bungling crook fails three times to throw £12,000 worth of drugs over a prison wall

Joshua Smith, 30, attempted to throw Class A drugs over a brick wall into HMP Hull - but he was captured on CCTV, swiftly arrested and questioned about the incident

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Comical moment bungling crook fails three times to throw £12,000 worth of drugs over a prison wall

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