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A Leicester man smuggled £4,500 worth of drugs and tobacco into a prison during a visit to an inmate, a court heard. Fabian Small was caught on CCTV passing a package to the prisoner in the

visitors' hall at HMP Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire. The 23-year-old was visiting the prison on Tuesday, March 8, when the incident happened. The package was recovered from the

prisoner at the end of visiting hours and found to contain 29.9g of cannabis, 43.4g of tobacco and seven unknown pills, , Cambridgeshire Police said. Small, of Drummond Road, in the Abbey

ward area of the city, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday (May 19) where he was sentenced to a total of eight months in prison, suspended for one year. He had earlier pleaded guilty

to taking a prohibited class A item into prison, namely cannabis, and taking a prohibited class C item into prison, namely tobacco. READ MORE: 'Aggressive' woman attacked police

officer trying to help her Detective Constable Katey Shaw, who investigated the incident, said: "Tobacco has a considerably higher value within prison – the amount Small delivered is

worth up to about £1,500, and the same for the cannabis, which is worth up to £3,000. Taking prohibited items into any prison is a serious offence which will not be tolerated." Small

was also sentenced for possession with intent to supply cannabis in relation to a Leicestershire Police investigation. He must also carry out 180 hours of unpaid work and a 30-day

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