…following Joint Services raid

A JOINT Services raid of the Georgetown Prison on Saturday morning unearthed narcotics, cellphones and phone cards, Commander Clifton Hicken has confirmed
The search ended at approximately 11:00hrs and saw the prison being cordoned off and monitored by both police and soldiers. The raid, which started in the main prison cell blocks about 05:00hrs, saw prisoners being taken out of their cells so that the search could be conducted.

The seized items include 448 grams of cannabis, 18 cellular phones, 39 improvised weapons, 39 lighters, 53 packs of cigarettes, 126 razor blades, 14 SIM cards and three memory cards.
Several raids were carried out throughout the year, the most memorable of which was in the month of May, when “Operation Restore Order” resulted in the seizure of 44 mobile phones, over 150 improvised weapons, scissors, a quantity of marijuana and tattoo machines, among other items. This resulted after the deadly March 3, 2016 prison riot, which saw prisoners setting the remand section of the jail alight, leaving 17 prisoners dead.
A Commission of Inquiry was set up by President David Granger following the riot, and the report from that inquiry contains recommendations for managing the country’s prisons.