TINY phones perfect for smuggling into jails can be bought next to a prison, we can reveal.
The 1in by 2.5in Senzo J11 is a favourite of lags.
We bought the 1in by 2.5in Senzo J11 for £25 next to HMP Manchester[/caption]
It is not sold in high street stores but we bought one for £25 at a shop next to HMP Manchester, also known as Strangeways.
They can be worth £1,000 behind bars where they are used to run drug empires, order attacks on rivals and intimidate witnesses.
A source who alerted us to them at AS Mobiles said: “This shop does a roaring trade in the J11. They must be aware how popular they are.”
Ex-Met Det Chief Insp Mick Neville added: “Prisons are awash with them. They should be withdrawn.”
In February, Manchester lag Ashley Blackett got 12½ years for conspiracy to supply.
He used a Zanco phone, like the J11, to run his empire from his cell.
Recent figures show scanners thwarted 28,000 smuggling attempts in two years.
The Prison Service said: “Those found with phones face more jail time. Our £100million investment in security is working.”
AS Phones was approached for comment.