Drug smuggling attempts thwarted at Camp Street, N/A Prisons

Two separate attempts to smuggle drugs into Guyana’s prisons were thwarted by vigilant law enforcement officers on New Year’s Day.
In Georgetown’s Camp Street penitentiary, Pradesh Ballkishun, a resident of Coldigen, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was apprehended by Police stationed at Brickdam.

Ballkishun had visited the prison to drop off personal items for a male inmate, Kapil Gangaden.
However, during the routine check of the items at the self-support area, prison staff uncovered a concealed stash of marijuana in a bowl of soup. The marijuana was found wrapped in small plastics and hidden inside the dumpling.

Ballkishun is now cooperating with investigators and is expected to face charges related to the possession of narcotics for trafficking.
In addition, at the New Amsterdam Prison, a 29-year-old man from Corentyne, Berbice, Safraaz Hossein, attempted to smuggle two grams of marijuana into the facility.
Hossein, visiting the jailhouse to deliver personal items for his brother, Sultun Hossein, raised suspicions among the jail staff due to his peculiar behaviour. A subsequent strip search revealed the contraband hidden in his underwear.
Safraaz was promptly arrested. Both men are expected to appear in court today.