Paula Richards

Paula Richards, 45, of Bennett Square, Whipton, was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Exeter Crown Court yesterday.
The court heard that Richards was asked to bring heroin into prison by her partner Thomas Smith, 29, because he was being threatened by another person.
A telephone call from Smith to Richards was recorded and, although reluctant at first, she agreed to bring in the drugs and did so on June 9.
She went to the prison and was seen on CCTV removing an item from the front of her trousers and passing it to Smith, who put it down his trousers. Prison officers found it to be 3.25g of heroin with a street value in the region of £200.
Richards was arrested and when she was interview admitted taking the drug into the prison.