Three hour search unearthed a quantity of illegal items at Lusignan prison

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.