Woman acquitted of smuggling heroin into jail hidden in roasted chicken thighs

A woman has been acquitted of smuggling heroin to jail hidden in roasted chicken thighs after a court ruled that the prosecution has failed to prove that she had been the one to deliver the dish.  Tania Calleja, 36, of Qormi, had been accused of smuggling the heroin into jail in an attempt to supply her nephew, Marco Pace, known as Il-Pinzell, on January 12, 2006. Prison warder Paul Borg Bonaci testified that a woman had delivered food at prison. He did not know her name but said the woman claimed to be Mr Pace's aunt.  He told Magistrate Natasha Galea Sciberras that the food items included a loaf of bread, jelly, a plastic container with four doughnuts and another plastic container with two breaded chicken thighs, sausages and potatoes.  After the woman left, he inspected the food after obtaining permission from his superior. When he opened the chicken legs, he saw a parcel wrapped in cellophane, wedged between the bone and the joint. He informed his superiors and forensic tests had confirmed that the substance was heroin. The court heard how Ms Calleja had denied placing the drugs inside the chicken but the prosecution did not provide proof on whether she had been cautioned...