Woman sold drugs thrown over jail wall to her fellow inmates
AWOMAN who supplied cocaine and heroin in Macclesfield and then sold drugs that had been thrown over a wall into Styal Prison has been jailed.
Tania Dewar, 31, from Macclesfield, has been sentenced to seven years and six months imprisonment.
She appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday, September 11, alongside fellow drug dealer Anton Daniels, 36, from Manchester.
The pair had known each other for a number of years, as Dewar was believed to be selling drugs for Daniels in the Macclesfield and Peterhead in Scotland.
Dewar was arrested in January, in connection with a separate case relating to the supply of class A drugs in Macclesfield.
She was remanded in custody, meaning that she was unable to sell drugs for Daniels in the town but had a route into Styal Prison.
Between January and February Daniels threw several parcels over the walls of the prison, which were then collected by Dewar and sold to fellow inmates.
But this ended when Daniels was stopped by police, who searched his car and found two mobile phones and also £400 cash.
He could not account for the money and a search of his home, on Brooklands Road, found vehicles, cash, designer clothes and watches to the value of more than £100,000.
Officers also recovered mobile phone messages linking Daniels and Dewar to drug dealing in both Macclesfield and Peterhead.
They found cell site data which showed Daniels had visited the prison a number of times.
Dewar, of Somerset Close, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiring to throw class A drugs into a prison.
She was also convicted of possession with intent to supply class A drugs in connection with a separate case.
Daniels was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting conspiracy to supply class A drugs, money laundering and conspiring to throw class A drugs into a prison.
After the sentencing Detective Constable James Podmore, said: “This goes to show the value of the police stop and search powers.
“Both Daniels and Dewar were clearly established dealers responsible for the supply of illegal drugs in the Macclesfield area.
“Even when Dewar was remanded in custody, the pair continued their illegal activities, targeting some of the most vulnerable people in our communities at the lowest times of their lives.”