Sudden Razia, Lhokseumawe Aceh Prison Officer Finds 6 Mobile Phones In Prisoners' Room

Lhokseumawe Class IIA prison officers searched the inmates' rooms looking for prohibited items (ANTARA/HO/Dok)

ACEH - Class IIA prison officers in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, confiscated a number of cell phones and sharp objects belonging to inmates during a sudden raid at the prison.

Acting (Plt) Head of Class IIA Lapas Lhokseumawe Abu Hanifah Nasution said the raid took place on Wednesday, January 5 night by searching inmates' rooms.

"Officers one by one searched the rooms of the inmates or inmates. As a result, officers found seven mobile phones, a number of sharp objects such as spoons and screwdrivers," said Abu Hanifah in Lhokseumawe, Antara, Thursday, January 6.

Abu Hanifah said the raid was a routine agenda aimed at early detection and preventing the circulation of prohibited items in prisons.

All these items, said Abu Hanifah, were subsequently confiscated and recorded for destruction. With this sudden raid, it is hoped that there will be no more prohibited items in the prison.

"We ask prison officers to be more careful in checking the luggage of inmates' visitors, so that in the future there will no longer be cell phones or sharp objects owned by inmates," said Abu Hanifah.

Abu Hanifah said the presence of prohibited items such as cell phones and sharp weapons could not be tolerated. Sharp objects can harm prison occupants.

Likewise, communication facilities such as mobile phones can facilitate the illicit trafficking of drugs. Therefore, the officers were asked to more closely monitor the belongings of the inmates, said Abu Hanifah.

"With these raids, efforts to traffic drugs and criminals in prisons can be prevented as early as possible. We will continue to carry out raids like this," said Abu Hanifah Nasution.