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A 38-year-old man was arrested during a prison search operation at the Eastern Correctional Rehabilitation Centre, Santa Rosa, on April 20, 2026.
Members of the National Drug Task Force conducted the exercise between 10 am and 2 pm on Monday, as part of efforts to prevent prohibited items from entering the facility.
Acting on intelligence from the Special Investigations Unit, officers searched the compound and recovered 85 cigarettes and two cellphones, which they seized.
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