The home-made gizmo was seized along with a tattoo magazine from the detainee's room at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre near Gatwick, West Sussex. Sources claim he charged other detainees to use it — but officials denied this.
A source said: "It was a truly bizarre piece of DIY, up there with some of the most extraordinary finds staff have made. When it was switched on it would move up and down like a real tattoo gun. But you would have to be daring to want a tattoo from a machine like that."
Photo from here.
The Border and Immigration Agency said the device was seized during a routine check of rooms.
A spokesperson said: "No further action was taken, but staff have been made aware so they can be vigilant for anything similar."
The centre holds 426 men — many awaiting deportation after jail for crimes in the UK. They are allowed PlayStation 1 and 2 consoles, but not the PlayStation 3 model because it can connect to the internet.
2 comments:
Its a shame that we have these resourceful and creative minds which have hearts set on crimes :(
I remember a coworker of mine rigged up something like this too. He brought it to work to show us.
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