Prison Officer Held With Contraband

A prison officer attached to the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca has been arrested for possession of prohibited items. According to police, on Wednesday September 2nd 2020, the officer reported for duty at the MSP, when he was stopped at the scanner room where his stomach and chest were observed to be bulging. When an attempt to conduct an additional physical search was made, the officer ran out of the scanner room and into the lobby where an alarm was raised and the gates were closed. The officer then ran into the sentry office and threw four packages over a wall while an attempt was made to stop him. He was eventually detained. A search was conducted and four clear plastic packages containing 400 cigarettes were retrieved. Six packs of cigarettes, three wrapped parcels containing 30 cigarettes each, two Samsung cellular phones, two scales, and an assortment of chargers and headsets were recovered following a search of the officer's vehicle.