Female prison officer nabbed while attempting to smuggle ganja into N/A Prison
A female prison officer was on Saturday taken into custody after she was caught attempting to smuggle a quantity of cannabis into the New Amsterdam penitentiary.
Police stated that on the day in question at about 07:30h, another officer observed the suspect entering the compound through the front gate with a green water bottle in her hands.
The bottle in which the ganja was hidden
The SOP specified that a search be conducted on “all prison officers entering the compound”.
As such, the female officer searched her colleague but nothing was found. The officer then searched the water bottle that she was holding at the time. Inside the water bottle was a transparent taped package containing a quantity of cannabis.
The officer reportedly contacted her supervisor after which a further search was carried out, in her presence, on her motor car, PZZ 1197. On the floor behind the driver’s seat, a black plastic bag containing two transparent parcels wrapped with tape was found.
The ganja found in the bottle
An examination was carried out on the parcels and it was proven to be ganja.
The Police were summoned and parcels of suspected marijuana were handed over, which, when weighed, amounted to 289 grams. The water bottle was also handed over to the Police.
The female Prison Officer was arrested and escorted to the Central Police Station.
Meanwhile, between 11:02h and 11:18h, a video and audio interview was conducted with the arrested officer. The female prison officer remains in custody, assisting with the investigation.
