A MAN was in jail today for trying to smuggle drugs into a prison for his son's birthday.

A court heard yesterday how George Wroe tried to get three grams of cannabis into Chelmsford Prison where his son was serving a sentence.

The 59-year-old, of Agate Road, Clacton, admitted possessing the drug with intent to supply and was jailed for six months when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court.

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