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Subscriber only A PRISONER busted with a needle and syringe wedged between the cheeks of his buttocks then refused to tell police how it came to be there. Ipswich Magistrates Court heard officers in the Ipswich watch-house grew suspicious after seeing an odd interaction between prisoners when viewing security footage. Carlin Tony Lee Oxenbridge, 35, from North Booval, pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care and precaution with a needle and syringe on Wednesday, January 13. He appeared from jail via video-link. Prosecutor Sergeant Paul Caldwell said officers watching CCTV of the exercise yard saw what looked to be something being handed between prisoners.
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A woman admitted to police she was addicted to drugs after being intercepted with a syringe in her bra, a court heard.
Jana Dannielle Johnson, 35, pleaded guilty in the Gladstone Magistrates Court to one count of failing to take reasonable precautions in respect of a syringe or needle.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Merrilyn Hoskins read the facts of Johnsonâs case to the court and Acting Magistrate Ross Woodford.
At 12am on Christmas Day, police patrolling Barney Point intercepted Johnson for the purpose of a search related to dangerous drugs.
The court heard Johnson admitted to police she was carrying a syringe in her bra which she used to shoot up water because she was addicted.