Lusignan Prison Officers being investigated for ganja trafficking

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is investigating an alleged case of trafficking in narcotics within the Lusignan Prison by prison officers.

On Wednesday, a black plastic bag containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis, was found stashed under a sink in a room occupied by prison officers. According to the police, the discovery was made during a random search.
It was explained that between 22:00hrs and 22:15hrs on Wednesday, prison officials of the Georgetown Prison (B) Lusignan, conducted a search of the Lusignan Prison Barracks at the Cecil Kilkenny Training College at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara.

At the time the room was occupied by Prison Officers Quincy Jemmott, 34, of Schoonord, West Bank Demerara and Seon Alert, 39, of Fort Ordinance, East Canje Berbice, both ranks of the Lusignan Prison.

“During the search a black plastic bag was found in a cupboard under a sink, which was opened in the presence of the two prison officers and it contained two large transparent zip-lock bag containing a quantity of leaves seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis,” the police explained.

The suspected cannabis was handed over to the police and weighed in the presence of the prison officers, and amounted to 894.5 grams. Both ranks were placed under close arrest.

An Investigation is ongoing.