Drugs among contraband found at Lusignan Prison

A search exercise conducted by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) resulted in the discovery of a number of contraband items at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
The exercise was carried out between 06:15h to 08:50h on Saturday.
According to Police, the search led to the discovery of 20 cell phones; 23 improvised weapons; one flash drive; 10 chargers; six phone batteries; two pairs of scissors; 23 lighters; a metal spoon; two knives, a file; three packs of tobacco paper, and 122 grams of cannabis.
Two weeks ago, a number of prohibited items, including cellular phones, were found during a routine search at the New Amsterdam penitentiary.
It was reported that the exercise was carried out by prison officials with the assistance of ranks from the Guyana Defence Force, and other ranks of Police Regional Division No 6.
The contraband items found during that operation included two zip lock bags containing ganja, 17 improvised weapons, 23 lighters, a number of razor blades, three pairs of scissors, and 11 cell phones.
The items were taken to Central Police Station where they were lodged, to be disposed of.
Three weeks before that, a joint search exercise conducted at the New Amsterdam Prison unearthed a number of illegal items including two Samsung and one ZTE cellular phones; four phone batteries; 60 zip lock bags with a number of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis amounting to 37.9 grams; one Digicel SIM card; 37 lighters; four phone chargers; 18 razor blades; 10 improvised weapons, and two pairs of scissors. (G9)