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A Morvant man accused of smuggling contraband into the Port of Spain prison on four occasions was granted $250,000 bail.

Alex G Edwards, of Never Dirty, Morvant, was arrested on August 2 and charged with four counts of attempting to smuggle cartons of cigarettes, marijuana, and cellphone accessories into the prison.

The charges allege the incidents occurred on February 27, June 1, June 10, and July 12 at Gordon Street, near the Frederick Street prison’s northern wall, where Edwards is said to have thrown the items into the prison.