Ganja, phones, improvised weapons found at Timehri Prison

A raid at the Timehri Prison, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on Saturday unearthed a quantity of illicit items including narcotics, cell phones and improvised weapons.
The exercise was conducted between 06:00h and 08:30h at three dormitories at the correctional facility.
Among the items found are a quantity of ganja; two black Samsung cellular phones, one Hyundai cellular phone; five phone batteries, two phone cases, one Digicel SIM card, four phone chargers, a quantity of nails, one mirror, two two-way electrical points, along with nine cigarette lighters, 11 improvised weapons, one kitchen knife, one pair of scissors and two cell phone earpieces.
According to reports, the search was conducted by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and Prison Service and the items found have been confiscated as the investigations continue to ascertain the circumstances under which the items entered the prison.

Only a week ago, a Joint Services operation conducted at the Lusignan Prison at about 06:15h unearthed a quantity of contraband items in several sections of that penitentiary.
The items found are one cell phone with battery, several smoking utensils, four lighters, a charger adapter, six cigarettes, two fans and a quantity of razor blades.
The Police have said that the search was conducted in the quarantine areas and the dorms of the Lusignan Prison, and the items unearthed have been confiscated.
Prior to that operation, staff of the New Amsterdam Prison in Berbice unearthed 197 grams of seeds, leaves and stems suspected to be narcotics and 10 packs of Pall Mall cigarettes during a search of the penitentiary.
During the search conducted by staff of the New Amsterdam Prison, the contraband items were found in the prison’s kitchen area.
The Police were subsequently summoned to the prison, and the narcotics were weighed and amounted to 197 grams.
The cannabis along with the 10 packs of Pall Mall cigarettes were taken to the Central Police Station where they are lodged.