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POLICE seized a massive contraband stash after crawling several metres through vents at the Maximum Security prison in Arouca on November 25.

In a media release on November 26, police said the intelligence-led operation took place between 5.30 pm and 9 pm and was spearheaded by CoP Allister Guevarro, acting Commissioner of Prisons Hayden Forde, DCP Suzette Martin and Snr Supts Raymond Thom, Maynard-Wilson and Gift.

Among the items seized were 62 cellular phones, 235 packs of cigarettes, three kilogrammes of marijuana, eight grammes of cocaine, one solar panel charger, a large quantity of wrapping paper, a quantity of chargers and USB cords, three screwdrivers, one hammer, one four-inch carving knife, one surge protector, one kettle, one G-Shock watch,one sports watch, one shortened cutlass, $2,012, electrical circuits powered by rechargeable batteries, headsets, four digital scales, one WiFi box, two power banks, one bottle of men's cologne, a quantity of razor blades and three tattoo needles.