Teacher arrested for taking contraband to lock-up

Two women who were held with various items, including concrete nails hidden in food containers that they brought to a penal institution, are to face the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate's Court today.

Maudlyn Nelson Forrester, 52, a teacher of St Mary's district, Munro in St Elizabeth, and Tracey-Ann Campbell, 41, a shopkeeper of Crawltop district in Riversdale, St Catherine, have been charged with introducing contraband into a penal institution following their attempts to smuggle other illegal items into the Black River police lock-up on Saturday.

Reports are that the Black River police conducted a special operation dubbed 'Crack Down' at the institution. During the operation, food containers destined for inmates were thoroughly searched. Items including, one cellular phone, cigarettes, tobacco, ganja, lighter and three-inch concrete nails were found in the containers being delivered by the women. They were subsequently charged.

Coleridge Minto, acting superintendent and commanding officer for the parish of St Elizabeth, is warning persons to desist from attempting to take contraband into the lock-ups as persons found in breach will be given the full extent of the law.