Dealer jailed after drugs thrown into prison

Hubert Berus admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine, heroin and cannabis

A dealer whose DNA was found on packs of drugs worth nearly £21,000 that were thrown into a prison, has been jailed.

Hubert Berus was caught on CCTV several times between January and May 2021, climbing over perimeter fencing at HMP Peterborough before throwing items over the prison's walls, police said.

The 23-year-old of Paynels, Orton Goldhay, in the city, who had bragged in mobile phone messages about throwing the packages, was jailed for three years and two months at Peterborough Crown Court earlier this month.

A court official also confirmed Berus had admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin.

Hubert Berus's DNA was found on packs of drugs thrown into a prison

Police said on one occasion a prison officer had been alerted and spotted Berus "stashing something" in equipment on a nearby skatepark.

A package containing class A drugs – with a prison value of about £19,200 – was later found with Berus’s DNA on it.

"On another occasion, a package containing almost £2,000 worth of cannabis and tobacco was recovered after it landed in the sterile area between the prison wall and the exercise yard," police added in a statement.

"Again, this was tested and found to have Berus’s DNA on it."

Officers said that following his arrest for an unrelated matter in March 2021, Berus’ mobile phone was downloaded, which uncovered messages of him bragging about having thrown a package into HMP Peterborough.