Three Cork Prison inmates treated for overdoses as potentially fatal ‘zombie’ drug being smuggled into jails in by post, How is the Drug getting past the Security Cameras?

THREE inmates were treated for overdoses of a terrifying “zombie” drug known as spice being sent into prisons by post.

One Cork Prison inmate was hospitalised and two other men received medical treatment after they fell ill after taking the synthetic drug in the prison.

The drug can cause breathing difficulties, psychosis, seizures, severe psychological symptoms, and even deathPaul Byrne, 96FM producer, told the Opinion Line with PJ Coogan: “Today, spice is coming in by post.

“What I’m led to believe is that those on the outside are soaking the letters in spice, the letter is then delivered to the inmates who somehow extract the drug and ingest it.”

Once the letters are received the prisoners use different methods to extract the spice from the paper, and some use homemade smoking devices or mix the drug into food or drink to consume it.

Paul said: “If you can get a man to land on the moon, you’ll get drugs into a prison. It’s not impossible, they’re coming up with all sorts of ways.”