THE Guyana Police Force, Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana Prison Service conducted a massive search at the Mazaruni Prison on Tuesday where a number of prohibited items were found and confiscated.

The operation which lasted about six hours and commenced at 06:00hrs saw over 400 inmates being searched. Some of the items found include dozens of razor blades, scissors, cell phones, metal spoons and forks, playing cards and other contraband.