JAILED DRUG LORD HOLDS A LAVISH WEDDING INSIDE THE GROUNDS OF A PRISON
Serving steaks and prawns to guests arriving in luxury sports cars
A jailed drug trafficker who led a sophisticated cannabis syndicate has held a lavish wedding inside the grounds of a prison.
Terrence John Thornbury, 41, reportedly celebrated his nuptials at Palen Creek Correctional Centre, near the Queensland-new South Wales border, on Thursday.
The convicted drug smuggler put on quite the festivity, serving steaks and prawns to guests arriving in luxury sports cars, The Courier-mail reported.
Thornbury, who was jailed in 2016 to ten years behind bars, was seen standing under a tree while posing for snaps ahead of the ceremony.
Guests congregated at the farm chapel at about 1pm before bride Jessica Salmon, who was in a white wedding dress, arrived.
Queensland laws prohibit taking pictures inside correctional services.
According to The Courier-mail, about 20 guests attended the wedding and the luxury cars that appeared at the venue included an Audi and a black Ford GT500.
One prisoner officer said: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’.
Thornbury was locked up after pleading guilty to trafficking 2834 kilograms of marijuana on flights to Queensland between January 2013 and April 2014.
He is required to serve 80 per cent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, due to the seriousness of his offending.
The last wedding in custody is understood to have occurred in 2013.
A Queensland Corrective Services spokesman told Daily Mail Australia they share concerns expressed about the event at Palen Creek. ‘This is the first wedding in a QCS facility since Commissioner Peter Martin joined QCS, and he has taken immediate steps to review the policy around decision-making,’ the spokesman said. ‘Commencing immediately, the decision to allow weddings in prisons has been elevated to Deputy Commissioner level, with the Commissioner having right of review.
‘Under the existing policy, decisions to allow prison weddings were made at General Manager level.
‘An investigation has been launched into yesterday’s wedding, and a more comprehensive review of the policies is being undertaken to ensure that our officers clearly understand both the policy and broader implications around decisions of this nature to ensure no further events like this occur.’