Security failure at Guyana’s prison
- search conducted uncover drugs, weapon and cell phones

Although the Administration oftentimes boasts of enhanced security at the Georgetown Prison, inmates still managed to defeat the security safeguard.
A search conducted by members of the joint services on Sunday discovered approximately 20 cell phones, 34 improvised weapons and a quantity of marijuana.
The area is currently under tight security by members of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force, since speculation is rife that there is a plot to spring the recently changed treason accused.
No guns or ammunition were found.
Meanwhile, twp females were among five persons who remained in police custody in connection with the discovery of a marijuana field, a firearm and ammunition.
According to reports from the police, a one-acre marijuana field and a nursery with more than 500 seedlings was found and destroyed at Swan, on the Linden Soesdyke Highway on Saturday
A search of three houses also uncovered an unlicensed 12 gauge single barrel shotgun with matching cartages and 44.6 kilograms of dried marijuana.

Three men and two females have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations, police said.
The field had marijuana plants between four feet and eight feet in height.