Ranks of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) and Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Saturday conducted a routine search of the Camp Street, Lusignan, Timehri, New Amsterdam and Mazaruni prisons and the following prohibited items were found:
48 improvised weapons
11 cell phones
9 sim cards
Tripple A batteries
A quantity of suspected cannabis
A small quantity of suspected ecstasy powder
19 smoking utensils
14 metal spoons
A memory card
7 cellphone batteries
12 cellphone chargers
51 cigarette lighters
A number of razor blades
5 ropes
A number of cigarettes
A hacksaw blade
Nail kit
Nail clips
Sandpaper
13 pieces of wires
4 pairs of scissors
Construction nails
8 USB cables
A mirror
Steel wool
5 bottles and 2 five gallons of homemade wine