Contraband seized in prison

An intelligence-led search exercise conducted at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca on Monday led to the discovery and confiscation of several prohibited items.

A release from the Trinidad and Tobago prison Service said the exercise was conducted between 8.35 p.m. and 11.35 p.m., and was carried out by officers attached to the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and targeted specific areas of the facility based on intelligence received.

The exercise resulted in the confiscation of the following prohibited articles during the exercise: Ten cellular phones, 484 grams of plant-like material resembling marijuana, 95 packs of Lucky Strike cigarettes, 102 loose cigarettes, 18 improvised weapons, three switchblades, eight headsets, 16 data cables, 20 cigarette lighters, seven charging blocks, 100 sheets of wrapping paper, two digital scales, one analogue wristwatch, one screwdriver, one LED display light, 22 razor blades, $401.00 in Trinidad and Tobago currency and one cellphone battery.