Prison wardens busted with ganja
The items taken from the prison officers by police on Sunday
The items taken from the prison officers by police on Sunday

… after being paid $20,000 to deliver to inmate

TWO prison officers have been arrested after they collected a parcel containing seeds, leaves and stems suspected to be marijuana from a civilian, while on duty at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Sunday night.

Director of Prisons, Senior Superintendent Gladwin Samuels said an operation was setup, the bus they were travelling in was stopped on the East Coast Bus Park and when a search was carried out by the police the suspected marijuana in a black bag was found in the possession of a prison officer.

“The two prison officers who were together were escorted to the Brickdam Police Station. The police carried out their required functions and when the two parcels were weighed it amounted to one pound. A prisoner officer admitted to collecting the item from a civilian to take for a prisoner to eat. He said he was paid $20,000. They are presently in police custody,” Samuels said in a release.

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