A Corrections officer is facing three charges of corruptly accepting a bribe.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
The 40-year-old man appeared in the Hamilton District Court this morning and has been granted interim name suppression.
Two of the charges allege he smuggled goods into a Springhill Prison for the sum of $2200.
The third charge is the same, but also claims he smuggled in controlled drugs and tobacco for $1200.
He did not enter a plea and has been remanded on bail to re-appear in court next month.
Another man is due to appear in court today on three charges of offering a bribe to a prison officer.
