A party of police officers yesterday morning carried out a raid at the New Amsterdam prison during which a quantity of contraband items including seven improvised weapons were found and seized.
Deputy Director of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Corporate Communications Unit, Stan Gouveia confirmed the raid was conducted between 5 am and 8.25 am.
Among the other items recovered were one cellular phone, two grammes of cannabis, 20 cigarette lighters, pepper sauce, two chargers and a quantity of razor blades.