by Keith Hunt

A plot to drop drugs over the wall of a Sheppey jail was foiled when prison officers spotted three men acting suspiciously on security cameras.

An inmate, who has since been murdered, had arranged for the drugs to be delivered to Elmley Prison in March 2008.

Ade Bokinni, 20, was contacted by the prisoner and he then collected just over 63 grammes of skunk cannabis and 24.5 grammes of heroin.

Bokinni took with him fellow Londoners Jimmy Ochan, 19, and Vivian Lambert-Morris, 27, to make the drop.

But they bungled the operation and now all three are behind bars.
Bokinni, of Banfield Road, Peckham, South East London, was sentenced to two years youth custody.

Ochan, of Andoversford, Bibury Close, Peckham, was sentenced to three years three months youth custody.

Lambert-Morris, of Shepherds Hill, Highgate, North London, was jailed for two years.

Martin Yale, prosecuting, said prison officers were monitoring CCTV cameras at Elmley when they saw the trio moving towards the fence surrounding the jail.

They climbed over the fence and walked along by the wall. The officers contacted nearby Standford Hill open prison and asked colleagues to train their cameras on the area.

Shortly afterwards, the three climbed back over the fence and walked off.

Two officers went to investigate and found an Alfa Romeo car parked near the access road.

"frankly preposterous” – judge david griffith-jones qc

Bokinni was by the car. The police were called. Ochan and Lambert-Morris emerged from the bushes. They got into the car and sped off.

Mr Yale told Maidstone Crown Court a package containing the drugs worth about £1,700 was found in a hedgerow.

The car was stopped on the M2 and Bokinni, Ochan and Lambert-Morris were arrested.

Ochan was also sentenced for other drug matters transferred from Blackfriars Crown Court.

Bokinni admitted possessing drugs with intent to supply but claimed he did not know the package contained heroin.

Judge David Griffith-Jones QC described his explanation as “frankly preposterous”.

Lambert-Morris admitted the charge, while Ochan denied it and was convicted after a trial.

The judge said Bokinni played a significant role. At the time he was 17. Ochan was only 16 at the time.

He was jailed for 18 months for the Elmley offence and 21 month consecutive for the Blackfriars matters.