Two prison officers attached to the Lusignan Prison were placed under close arrest after they were allegedly found in possession of a quantity of cannabis on Tuesday night.
The police in a press release yesterday said that a search was conducted between 10pm and 10.15pm in the Lusignan Prison Barracks at the Cecil Kilkenny Prison Officers’ Training School, Lusignan.
At the time, the room was occupied by the two ranks, ages 34 and 39.