A male and female were taken into custody after some 249 grams of cannabis, intended to be delivered to two inmates in one of the country’s correctional facilities, were found in their possession.
The duo was arrested separately on Monday and Tuesday by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service, where they had gone to take items for two separate inmates.
On Monday, at about 10:52hrs, Shannon Chichester arrived at the Prison Headquarters. Upon her arrival at the prison, a search was conducted on a bag she was carrying with a quantity of Colgate. “Upon examination of the Colgate, a number of plastic parcels with leaves, seeds,, and stems suspected to be cannabis were found,”.The woman was subsequently arrested. The parcels of cannabis amounted to 22 grams.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday at approximately 12:50hrs, a routine search was conducted on Eon Jordan upon his arrival at the Prison Headquarters, where a quantity of seeds, leaves, and stems suspected to be cannabis were found in two pairs of slippers.
The man was subsequently arrested. The parcels of cannabis amounted to 227 grams. The suspects cooperating with investigators are likely to be arraigned in court at the earliest.
Further, Director of Prisons Nicklon Elliot noted that smuggling contraband into a correctional facility is a felony that has serious consequences.
The Prison Head calls on both Prison Officers and civilians to recognize the dangers at which they place themselves, society, and inmates by engaging in the trade of contraband within the prison’s walls.
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