July 22nd 2024.
A recent incident has come to light where a lawyer was found to be using balloons to smuggle tobacco and painkillers into a prison during a visit to one of their clients. This event took place on July 2 at Parklea Correctional Centre, located in the western suburbs of Sydney. The lawyer in question, Kristy Lee Howell, was arrested on the same day and appeared in court on Monday, represented by her barrister Lang Goodsell. It was revealed that Howell intends to plead guilty to the charge of unlawfully bringing 106g of tobacco into the prison.
In addition, Howell has also confessed to bringing in 32 strips of the prescription-only painkiller buprenorphine during her visit to the facility. However, she has not yet entered a plea for two other drug supply charges, which allege that she also brought in 18g of methamphetamine and 3g of cocaine. The case was adjourned until August 16 by Magistrate Brian Van Zuylen, who was informed by Howell's legal team that they had only recently been assigned to the case and needed more time to prepare.
During the court proceedings, Van Zuylen emphasized that pleas for all four charges would be required at the next hearing. Howell, who is 43 years old, did not make any comments to the media as she left the court on Monday. As of now, she is out on bail but has been ordered not to visit any prisons or have any contact with the inmate she was visiting on the day of her arrest at Parklea.
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