A Wanganui prisoner's plan to get his mates to throw packages of cannabis into the city's prison grounds has been foiled.
The alarm was raised after the prison's telephone monitoring system picked up on the scheme, prison manager Hati Kaiwai said.
Information was then passed on to prison management who moved the prisoner and stopping the planned "throw-over".
"Unfortunately some criminals don't stop their offending behaviour when they are sentenced to prison,". Mr Kaiwai said
"Sadly, they can be strongly motivated by profit, greed, addictions and for some it is an ingrained way of life."
Department of Corrections staff had several ways to prevent illegal activity in prison including telephone monitoring, CCTV cameras and tight security, he said.
"By helping stop drugs entering prisons the department's work significantly contributes to keeping the public safe," Mr Kaiwai said.
