Harry Chown, aged 46, was hoping to be sent to jail in Exeter where he could pass the anabolic steroids on to prisoners.But Plymouth magistrates heard that the drugs were found and Chown is now facing a longer stay in custody.Chown, of Vauxhall Street, the Hoe, admitted two counts of possessing anabolic steroids with intent to supply to inmates in Exeter Prison on March 22. He was found with a total of 157 pills. He also admitted theft of meat worth £44 from Iceland in the city centre on the same day.Magistrates ruled that their powers were not adequate and remanded him in custody to appear at crown court.Eoin McCarthy, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said that the hidden drugs were found in three wraps when he was body searched at a police station.He added: "He allowed himself to be deliberately arrested at Iceland so that he would then be conveyed to prison."Mr McCarthy said that Chown told police in interview that he had been bullied by someone to whom he owed money into smuggling the drugs.Paul Brookman, for Chown, made no bail application.He was remanded in custody to be sentenced by a crown court judge on May 7.
