East Coast Demerara : Ranks of the Joint Services on Monday last conducted a three-hour search of the Lusignan Prison and the following prohibited items were found.
Ø Eight cellphones
Ø 10 cellphone batteries
Ø Five cell phone chargers
Ø Two Sim cards
Ø Two memory cards
Ø 31 improvised weapons
Ø 11 pieces of metal pipes
Ø Nine pieces of wood
Ø Seven phone cards
Ø Three ziplock bags with cannabis
Ø One small bottle of cannabis seeds
Ø One packet of cigarettes
Ø One tattoo machine and ink
Ø One small cannabis plant and a quantity of ziplock bags.
Illegal items found in prisons across the country has became a worrying issue for the authorities. Only last month two prison officers were charged for smuggling contraband into a prison.
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