Ritesh Brahmbhatt, 31, was caught with packages containing skunk, mephedrone and electronic scales. Brahmbhatt had attempted to smuggle the drugs into Pentonville prison in north London. His size 12, wide-fitting slip-ons were at least three sizes too big for him, Blackfriars crown court heard. He was planning to pass the contraband into the prison to fuel a lucrative blackmarket trade, with over £20,000 passing through his accounts before the racket was broken up. Brahmbhatt, of Ilford, Essex, admitted two plots between March 1 and September 17, 2009, and taking a mobile phone into Winchester prison while on bail for those offences on February 2 last year. The judge said: 'You are a devious, conniving and unprinicipled individual who would stop at nothing or allow no one to get in the way of you criminal ambition.' Detective Sergeant Simon Lowe added: 'Our officers worked extremely hard during this complicated investigation and we are grateful for the support shown by staff from Pentonville prison. 'These people sought to make a profit out of criminality by dealing drugs and renting mobile phones in prison. 'I thank the jury for their careful consideration and I hope that these verdicts act as a deterrent to others considering committing crimes like this.'
