A joint “Prison Search Operation” conducted at the New Amsterdam Prison on Monday has unearthed several prohibited items.
Police stated that the two-hour-long exercise was led by a senior Police Officer and 38 other ranks, along with a senior Prison Officer attached to the New Amsterdam Prison and 17 subordinates.

During the search, seven improvised weapons were found along with 17 packs of cigarettes, seven cellular phones, 43 ZipLoc bags containing ganja and 21 lighters.
The suspected cannabis was taken to the Central Police Station, where it was weighed and amounted to 37 grams. The operation was conducted without a glitch, the GPF stated on Wednesday.
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