PRISONERS in Scottish jails have been banned from receiving books from relatives amid concerns they are being used to smuggle drugs and weapons.
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has introduced a blanket ban on reading materials being sent to inmates or handed over during visits from friends and family members.
It suspects the books were being used to smuggle counterfeit items – including drugs, weapons and mobile phone sim cards – into jails.
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