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A shocking video has emerged of a man throwing objects, believed to be packages of drugs, over the wall of Scotland’s largest jail.
The man, dressed in orange shorts and a gray hoodie, jumps a metal fence before climbing a small hill towards the inner wall and throws two objects on the brick wall in broad daylight at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow.
After the second article is released, a standing ovation can be heard from inside the famous jail.
The images were filmed yesterday just before lunch time from a building overlooking the fence on what appears to be a camera phone.
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A source told the Daily Record: “It is not that unusual for drugs and other things to be thrown on the walls.
“On Sunday, just before lunchtime, several contraband items were dumped. Usually it’s coordinated and interns know things need to be thrown out.
“It doesn’t happen very often at Barlinnie, but it does happen from time to time. There are cases where tennis balls and other things have been used to put drugs before they are shot on the walls.
“In Edinburgh once a dead seagull was used.
“The video appears to have been taken from an area that used to be the home of prison officers.
“It is extraordinary how far people will go. I’m sure the police will be interested in the video. “
Six years ago, criminals were exposed for using children’s chocolate candy to smuggle drugs through the prison wall to inmates.
The Kinder Surprise eggs were being dumped over the prison wall at Barlinnie in Riddrie, according to a source.
The drugs are understood to be hidden in yellow plastic capsules, which are normally used to store toys inside eggs.
A spokesman for the Scottish Prison Service spokesperson said: “We can confirm that there was an incident at HMP Barlinnie on Sunday which is currently being investigated.
“They are usually thrown at ‘exercise time’ when an inmate is in the yard to pick him up.
“The staff is sensitive to this issue and that is why exercise and other activities are fully supervised.
“The staff dealt with several people in relation to the articles that were released on Sunday.
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“The incident has also been reported to the Scottish police.”
Currently, more than 250 inmates are self-isolating in prison after a coronavirus outbreak.
Two inmates and four staff members at Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow tested positive for the virus.
Scottish police have been contacted for comment.
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