Casey Collins, 22, left a package containing drugs in a bin for collectionNews
Shannon Brown Reporter
21:03, 11 Apr 2025
Casey Collins (left), and Kyle Joyner (right)(Image: Avon and Somerset Police)
Two men have been jailed for their involvement in smuggling drugs into prison.
Kyle Joyner, serving time at HMP Bristol, arranged for drugs to be brought into the prison by Casey Collins, 22, who left a package containing cocaine, spice and tobacco in a bin for collection.
Joyner, 31 and Collins, 22 both pleaded guilty to conspiring to bring/throw/convey prohibited items (drugs) into a prison.
They were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Friday, April 11.
At the hearing, His Honour Judge Peter Blair KC said the consequences of prohibited items getting into prisons “hardly needs stating” with drug use having a “terrible impact” not only on those using, but also on those trying to manage prisons.
On Thursday, October 17, 2023, a package containing nearly 54g of cocaine, spice and tobacco was found inside HMP Bristol.
An investigation was launched and officers arrested Collins for being involved in the bid to get the prohibited items into the prison.
He had left the drugs in a bin so they could be collected.
Further analysis of phone data led officers to speak to Joyner about his involvement in organising the package to be brought into the prison.
He was a serving prisoner within HMP Bristol at the time.
Collins, of Somerdale Avenue in Knowle, was sentenced for two years and four months, plus a further 12 months to run consecutively after a previous suspended sentence was activated.
Cocaine, spice and tobacco were found at HMP Bristol(Image: Avon and Somerset Police)
Joyner, of no fixed address, was given a three-year jail sentence to run consecutively with a prison sentence of eight years and eight months, given last year for separate offences.
Det Ch Insp Ben Lavender, head of the serious and organised crime team, said: “Our investigation was able to successfully identify those involved in this plan to smuggle illegal drugs into HMP Bristol, and two men have been given jail sentences as a result.
“We’ll continue to work with our partners in the prison service to prevent illegal drugs and other prohibited items from getting into the prison estate.
“The impact of offences like this can be extremely significant and puts prisoners and those who work in prisons at risk of serious harm.”