– confirms 12 high profile prisoners transferred for security reasonsDirector of Prisons, Carl Graham, is confident that notwithstanding prison officers finding a quantity of dangerous weapons after an early morning raid in the Camp Street prison, existing measures that are in place will be effective in curbing the situation.In an interview with Kaieteur News yesterday, Graham stressed that the weapons that were seized were made from items and infrastructure within the prison itself.He stated that some prisoners have taken to breaking up beds in an effort to make these weapons.Some of the measures within the building itself, according to Graham, are sanitization exercises, accounting for materials, with checks and balances and forms to sign in and out of the prison.He also noted that certain areas where prisoners might get access to materials to fashion a weapon have been restricted.In addition, Graham stated that the buildings are reinforced. The Director also pointed out that there is added security at the gates, with no one being allowed in without a mandatory security check.Added to this, according to Graham, is the presence of disciplined forces on the roadways surrounding the prisons, to prevent contraband being thrown over the walls. He lauded this, stating that the early morning raid,Cheap Jerseys, conducted by prison authorities who were assisted by police and army ranks, unearthed 44 cell phones,Fc Bayern M?nchen Fanshop, 30 cell phone batteries and approximately 173 improvised weapons. Reports indicate that these included kitchen knives, screw drivers and a hacksaw blade.It was also reported that the operation, dubbed ‘Operation restore order’, netted a quantity of razor blades, lighters,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, files and tattoo machines.Inmates of the Camp Street jail at the damaged wallThe prisons director also confirmed that substances believed to be narcotics were recovered. Graham stated that in the wake of the operation,NFL Jerseys China, 12 prisoners have been transferred to other locations for security reasons.The bust comes in the wake of a fire in the prison on March 3,Cheap China Jerseys, which claimed the lives of 17 prisoners and injured others including prison wardens. In the wake of that fire, a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) was ordered by President David Granger.The CoI, which was conducted in the Ministry of Public Service building, was presided over by retired Justice James Patterson, Activist Merle Mendonca and former Director of Prisons, Dale Erskine. It featured testimonies from prisoners, prison officials and fire officials.Even during the CoI,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, however, inmates could be observed on social media using cell phones.