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Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 January 2024, 17:46 by Denis Chabrol
Pradesh Ballkishun and the bowl of soup including the marijuana-laden dumpling that the prison service said he attempted to smuggle into the Camp Street Prison to a prisoner there.
A man, who allegedly attempted to smuggle marijuana into the Camp Street Prison by concealing the narcotic in a bowl of soup for an inmate, was arrested on New Year’s Day at that penitentiary, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said Tuesday.
“While the items were being checked at the self-support area, prison staff discovered the leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be marijuana wrap in small plastics and were hidden inside the dumpling of the soup,” the GPS said.
The accused man has been identified as Pradesh Ballkishun of 126 Track ‘A’ Coldingen, East Coast Demerara.
He was arrested at about 11:30 New Year’s Day 2024 when he visited the prison to drop of personal items for a male prisoner, Kapil Gangadeen.
The GFS said Ballkishun was expected to be charged on Tuesday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Meanwhile, Director of Prisons Nicklon Elliott reportedly emphasised that the smuggling of contraband into a correctional facility is a felony that has serious consequences. He called on both prison officers and civilians to recognise the dangers at which they place themselves, society, and inmates, by engaging in the trade of contraband within the penitentiary’s walls, according to the GFS statement.