A prison officer has been detained on allegations of gang involvement, security sources confirmed.

Sources told Newsday, the officer was held on August 21 between 9 pm and 10 pm, and was taken to the Eastern Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre (ECRC) in Santa Rosa. His current location is unknown at this time, as he is expected to be questioned by the police.

National security sources indicated he was held under a preventive detention order. On August 20, a police officer was also detained on a similar order. He reportedly has longstanding allegations of illicit activity against him, including alleged trips to Venezuela to procure illegal items. He was asked to take a polygraph test, which he refused, and was later transferred to a station in the North Eastern division in 2021. The transfer was intended to curb his alleged activities, but intelligence suggested they continued.